as in basic
of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject
a meat-and-potatoes knowledge of figure skating is all that a spectator really needs
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as in root
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
an article that never gets into the meat and potatoes of a solution to the city's rising crime rate
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Recent Examples of meat-and-potatoes
Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Voss, meanwhile, was finding that some of the foreign markets for action movies were collapsing, shrinking the budgets of his meat-and-potatoes genre fare.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
The cake is rich, dense and deliciously spiced, and makes for a perfect finale to the meat-and-potatoes dinner.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
O'Connell proposed a meat-and-potatoes spending plan that focused on infrastructure and building improvements.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
At a time when scientific process gets painted as voodoo in certain political circles, there’s a meat-and-potatoes satisfaction to watching a film that makes straightforward problem-solving seem heroic.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
The best way to describe the 2024 Los Angeles Rams draft: meat-and-potatoes picks.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
Created by Ben Davies and Timothy Lee, Territory is boldly and unapologetically meat-and-potatoes television, in which everybody is gruff, sweaty and coated in a fine layer of dust, as if to reenforce the connection between these characters and the Top End.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
These meat-and-potatoes approaches — vaccination, access to treatment and clean air — may not be the most exciting tools.
—Saad B. Omer, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Miller fits the meat-and-potatoes vibe that the Rangers seem to be going for, and has shown a superstar ceiling in the past.
—Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
Voss, meanwhile, was finding that some of the foreign markets for action movies were collapsing, shrinking the budgets of his meat-and-potatoes genre fare.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
The cake is rich, dense and deliciously spiced, and makes for a perfect finale to the meat-and-potatoes dinner.
—Sidney Steele, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
O'Connell proposed a meat-and-potatoes spending plan that focused on infrastructure and building improvements.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
At a time when scientific process gets painted as voodoo in certain political circles, there’s a meat-and-potatoes satisfaction to watching a film that makes straightforward problem-solving seem heroic.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
The best way to describe the 2024 Los Angeles Rams draft: meat-and-potatoes picks.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 27 Apr. 2024
Created by Ben Davies and Timothy Lee, Territory is boldly and unapologetically meat-and-potatoes television, in which everybody is gruff, sweaty and coated in a fine layer of dust, as if to reenforce the connection between these characters and the Top End.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
These meat-and-potatoes approaches — vaccination, access to treatment and clean air — may not be the most exciting tools.
—Saad B. Omer, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meat-and-potatoes
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By Alice Park February 11, 2025 1:02 PM EST The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, and its grants create the foundation of basic science knowledge on which major health advances are built.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Each new hunt throws a curveball to keep things challenging while teaching you basic controls and combat skills.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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What's happening: Sixth grade will be reconfigured into the elementary buildings, while middle schools will focus on seventh and eighth grades.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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According to the department, its elementary and secondary programs serve more than 50 million students in about 98,000 public schools and 32,000 private schools.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Feb. 2025
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The Heat will hold an introductory press conference for Wiggins, Mitchell and Kyle Anderson on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Kaseya Center ahead of their first practice with the team.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Rather than injecting the regular introductory weekly dose, people are only taking half that amount or less.—
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Boys from Syracuse), this very ’90s version of the classic fairytale features eye-popping costumes and sets, adorably rudimentary VFX, and a truly unbelievable cast (Brandy!—
Vogue,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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First signs of rudimentary Valentine notes began appearing much later, in the 1500s, according to Britannica.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Her findings shifted scientific consensus toward accepting dark matter as a fundamental component of the universe, opening new realms in astronomy and physics.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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But there’s another fundamental power that Congress as an institution has largely deferred to the executive without so much as a protest: the power to declare war.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Meat-and-potatoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat-and-potatoes. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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