the nub

noun

: the main part or point of something
the nub of the story/problem/matter/argument

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Baseball, softball and dropping out of college Apgar bats right-handed, resting the bat on the flat part of the nub on her right arm. — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Simon Hughes gets to the nub of the matter in an extended article for The Athletic today. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 To an arena that had long since gnawed its fingernails to the nub. — Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026 The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the nub

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“The nub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20nub. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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