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chief ingredient

NOUN
basis
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assumption base essential evidence explanation footing fundamental justification premise principle proof reason security support theory
STRONG
antecedent authority axiom backbone background backing bedrock cause center core crux data dictum essence heart infrastructure keynote keystone law nexus nucleus postulate presumption presupposition root rudiment sanction source substratum theorem warrant
WEAK
hard fact principal element underpinning
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary fact reality trivia
STRONG
effect end exterior exteriority outside periphery result surface

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In the American ethos, sacrifice is often hailed as the chief ingredient for overcoming hardship and seizing opportunity.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2022

And the chief ingredient in the “recipe” for those fancy sunsets of ours isn’t just hot-weather smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2022

The chief ingredient in film, gelatin that is derived from collagen, is what helps give human skin its sheen and elasticity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2021

He added, reflexively, “The best thing about pea is that it’s not soy”—Impossible’s chief ingredient.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 23, 2019

"In all save the chief ingredient," replied Linton, laugh-. ing; "we want the monk and the casket."

From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James