central idea
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The show acknowledges these events but keeps focused on the central idea of artistic exchange during this time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Her central idea is simple, but radical: your home is not a reflection of your worth.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The pair spent the next several hours honing the central idea and spitballing about plot and character development.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
That painful history can be alchemized into thrilling entertainment is both the central idea and the takeaway experience of “Jelly’s Last Jam,” the jaw-dropping Encores! revival that opened on Wednesday at City Center.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
A great many poems are indeed spun out at too great length; but the central idea to be conveyed is rarely lost sight of.
From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by Kennedy, W. Sloane
