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gist
noun as in meaning, essence
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I exclaim after I sign the gist of the announcement to Autumn.
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Beowulf’s picture was far more elaborate than those of his siblings, and it did need a bit more work coloring in the background, but the gist of it was on full, frightening view.
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In a novel of many threads, this is the gist: The saved are those who aren’t ashamed of who they are or where they came from.
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That point is also the gist of the bipartisan letter, signed by 33 Republicans and five Democrats.
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There's still time to catch up was his gist.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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