as in root
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
finally got to the pith of the discussion
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Recent Examples of pith
An expat who has lived in Venice for many years, the lambent Ms. Leon writes police procedurals with pith and grace and case-closing narrative drive.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 29 May 2024
Using a vegetable peeler, take a bit of the peel of an orange, trying to get as little white pith as possible.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 May 2024
How to Make Oleo-Saccharum Use a vegetable peeler to remove large strips of peel from an unwaxed (preferably organic) lemon, avoiding the pith (the white part of the lemon between the flesh and skin).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
For example, some chimpanzees chew bitter piths of the medicinal shrub Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infections—and even detour from their normal foraging routes to seek out the plants.
—Bykermit Pattison, science.org, 2 May 2024
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 29 May 2024
Using a vegetable peeler, take a bit of the peel of an orange, trying to get as little white pith as possible.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 18 May 2024
How to Make Oleo-Saccharum Use a vegetable peeler to remove large strips of peel from an unwaxed (preferably organic) lemon, avoiding the pith (the white part of the lemon between the flesh and skin).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
For example, some chimpanzees chew bitter piths of the medicinal shrub Vernonia amygdalina to treat worm infections—and even detour from their normal foraging routes to seek out the plants.
—Bykermit Pattison, science.org, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pith
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The village, which is around 215 miles from the coastal Indian city of Chennai, has multiple banners and billboards of Harris, who could become America's first leader with South Asian roots.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chronic diseases Both Kennedy and Trump have been vocal about tackling the root causes of chronic diseases rather than spending resources on treating those conditions with drugs from the pharmaceutical industry.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Fed has satisfied its dual mandate of keeping inflation and unemployment low.Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In essence, the Magic Trackpad is just a larger version of the touchpad found on MacBooks.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In today’s deal, North’s leap to four hearts is preemptive, and West doubles that outrage with his 23 high-card points.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Scherzinger wrote alongside a prayer emoji and a heart emoji.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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The core question, however, is whether these changes will be enough to help Starbucks compete in a crowded market, according to Deidre Popovich, an associate professor of marketing at Texas Tech University.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The system, which has 50 stations across all five counties in the core Bay Area, has a total ridership of more than 4.8 million.Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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With unified signals from both the program and the underlying infrastructure, the SRE can track error rates by kernel version to ensure the roll-out doesn’t impact end applications.Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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For this purpose, a kernel density estimation was applied to the study blocks, the results of which are consistent with the densities recorded in other Mayan archeological sites such as Oxpemul and Becan.Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Pith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pith. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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