kernel
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5.4
- noun
- /ˈkɜrnəl/
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núcleo
- So the, the, the best lies have a kernel of truth in them.
- kernel of truth
What is the, the kernel, the flame of that love?
- What is the, the kernel, the flame of that love?
- And I think that's there's a kernel of truth to that.
- And when you finally get down to the kernel of the idea, it sucks too.
- Then I'm sort of into the space of outline from that kernel of an idea.
- But, and I'm being mostly humorous with this discussion, but there is little kernels of truth in it.
- It's that it's that separation from that true state that is the, the, the kernel of suffering that gets fertilized.
- So they use the kernels of truth to make a much broader claim that people fall for.
- And they may build some of their smear campaign on enough of a kernel of truth that it's enough that they get to slide by.
- And maybe you wrote it in your first three years of stand up when you were bad, but the thought had a kernel in there that was good.
- We might find that we need to capture the living kernel and some ideas that can seem to be naive and just cliche husks.
- But there's AI won't even call it a kernel because it it occupies roughly half of of the narrative.
- But you're still your kernel story is I want young people to feel strong and confident it when they wear my clothes.
Examples
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It certainly has a kernel of truth.
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They contain the kernel of the play.
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Well, there may be may be a kernel of truth here.
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And when you finally get down to the kernel of the idea, it sucks too.
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Something else, the kernel of an idea has begun to form at the back of her mind.
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And maybe you wrote it in your first three years of stand up when you were bad, but the thought had a kernel in there that was good.
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So they use the kernels of truth to make a much broader claim that people fall for.
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And I think that's there's a kernel of truth to that.
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And you take a kernel of truth and then you embellish it, and then it becomes something believable.
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The philosopher proposed that there is a kernel of wisdom in every experience we undergo.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
The central part of something, for example an idea or a place
468
3.2
The most important central part of something
441
4.8
The central idea or most important part of something
282
1.0
The most important part or person that gets most attention
188
4.3
The main idea of something said or written
78
5.5
The main part of an idea or talk that matters most
73
5.3
The main point of an argument or story
46
4.6
The main point of what someone says or writes
43
3.1
A main idea in a talk or report
28
3.4
The most important part that holds a group or thing together
14
6.5
The most important specific details of a plan or problem
12
7.7
The most important part of something
12
3.5
The most important part of something, often in a recipe or plan
6
6.7
The main point people argue about in a discussion
1
7.7
The main part of an idea or argument
1
3.4
The most important idea in a discussion or text
Compounds
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kernel was later used to mean the 'core' or most important part of something because a physical kernel is the inner seed at the centre of a grain or fruit; that's why we call the essential idea the kernel of a matter.