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gist

noun

ˈjist

Definition of gist

as in essence

the central part or aspect of something under consideration didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation

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Recent Examples of gist The overall gist is that people are increasingly buying and using humanoid robots in their homes and in the workplace, which turns out to be a plus but also has a sour underbelly involved too. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Still, if the specific parts may have been mythologized, historian Thomas Fleischman at the University of Rochester said the anatomical gist was right. — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 The general gist is that these things all work, but the effects are variable, personal, and context-specific. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025 His gist is both elegant and internally consistent as well as wholly unique. — Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for gist

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First, the essence of each brand tends to manifest in aesthetics and interaction models.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
Rather than rehashing traditional compositions, the group recognizes these sorely untapped sounds as living and malleable, creating new interpretations that bring them to our times without losing an ounce of their essence and verve.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of essence

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Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo's iPhone-grade chip outperformed Googlebooks’ processors in single-core performance, while losing out on multi-core performance by varying (but overall large) margins.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

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Reid on Wednesday remembered a player who embraced his rural roots — Bailey grew up in Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island off the Georgia coast — and offered, ahem, a culinary tip.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
The goddesses in these paintings have a serene air, with roots firmly anchored in the earth, but also a crown of leaves that sway with the wind.

— Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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Purdue cut its deficit to 10 with a three-point play from former UConn target Caden Pierce three minutes into the second half, but Demary answered with his own physical finish, plus a free throw, at the other end.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Other recent polls conducted by SurveyUSA, TrueDot and ActiVote have found Becerra leads by at least 20 points.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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There's a kernel of truth to it; Ohtani was clearly limited by several injuries down the stretch, with a lengthy slump accompanying an increase in chase rate and swing and miss.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
In their experiments, the team found silicon in the kernels before irradiation.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of kernel

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SpaceX is seeking to raise an extra $40 billion in debt to help fund the campaign, but even fans on Wall Street question how SpaceX will raise the massive sums required.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Attorneys for New Mexico had sought $35 billion to $40 billion, arguing that the company would only change its ways with a sum that affected its stock price.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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