CORES Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

cores

noun

plural of core

as in hearts

the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed

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as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state

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as in kernels

the central part or aspect of something under consideration at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us

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as in bodies

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate

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as in middles

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core

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Recent Examples of cores Narrow tree cores – the diameter of a pencil – have been pulled from some of the planet’s oldest trees. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Stars become red giants when the hydrogen in their cores is exhausted, and that core collapses. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 June 2026 Unlike stars, which generate energy from thermonuclear fusion in their cores, brown dwarfs are too small to have ongoing fusion power. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 Prince Edward County is delightfully bikeable and walkable, especially along the Millennium Trail and in town cores. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026 But Becerra remained the clear Democratic favorite in South County, in the urban cores of Escondido and San Marcos, as well as most of Vista and Oceanside. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026 Researchers recovered 60 box cores and 62 multicores from the seabed, generating 4,059 samples that will undergo laboratory analysis. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026 The company claims cores running above five gigahertz, more than thirty percent faster than competing designs, with configurations exceeding 250 cores, all built on the Oryon architecture Qualcomm developed in-house through its acquisition of Nuvia. — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Surface Pro 12th Edition The new 13-inch Surface Pro 12th Edition starts at $1,499 and offers a Snapdragon X2 Plus with 10 cores or an X2 Elite with 12 cores. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026

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Noun

Their coupling instantly captured the attention and hearts of fans around the world, and Swift’s presence at Chiefs games was even credited with bolstering female interest in NFL football.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
According to People, Swift and Kelce's donations are going to nonprofits located in New York, California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Rhode Island—places close to the couple's hearts.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026

Definition of hearts

Noun

Lahore is the capital of Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province, where many parents send their children to private tutoring centers in the afternoon and evening.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of centers

Noun

The kernels should develop dark golden spots without becoming overly blackened.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
The manufacturing facilities convert this raw material into usable tri-structural isotropic kernels via additive manufacturing protocols and proprietary liquid jetting methods.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of kernels

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Hours later, as the bodies of the children were being handed over to their families, scenes of anguish unfolded outside hospitals and in the neighborhood on the outskirts of Lahore where the private tutoring center was located in a house.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Further, will sport governing bodies award national competitions to states like California, who do not protect females?

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of bodies

Noun

Nowhere has Hollywood left its mark quite like this desert town of 6,000 souls on the banks of the Rio Grande.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of souls

Noun

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering America's economic geography, enabling businesses to operate globally while reducing reliance on traditional urban hubs.

— Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The airport is one of only two commercial aviation hubs in the United States to feature terminal gambling (the other is Reno-Tahoe International Airport).

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of hubs

Noun

The roots of the fall-out stretch back to 2019, before filming for the franchise’s fourth feature instalment began, when Margera signed a wellness agreement with the producers which committed him to sobriety amid his struggles with alcoholism.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
Simply apply 1 to 2 inches of natural mulch, like bark mulch, over the roots of your plants to lock in soil moisture and keep the mulch line at least 1 inch away from the plant's stems.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026