Crux
noun
The key, central or main point of an issue, problem or matter.
The crux of the matter is that we don't have enough budget to finish this project.
Often appears as...
- crux of the matter
- crux of the issue
noun
A certain point in a story or an event where the main character encounters an important challenge or difficulty.
The crux of the novel comes when the protagonist has to decide whether or not to trust his enemy.
Often appears as...
- crux of the story
- crux of the plot
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Literary
noun
In climbing, the point of greatest difficulty.
The crux of the climb was a nearly vertical rock face with few handholds.
Often appears as...
- crux of the climb
- crux of the route
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Technical
noun
A southern constellation (a group of stars) also known as the Southern Cross.
Crux is one of the most distinct constellations visible in the southern hemisphere's night sky.
Often appears as...
- crux constellation
- stars of crux
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Technical
noun
The key, central or main point of an issue, problem or matter.
The crux of the matter is that we don't have enough budget to finish this project.
Often appears as...
- crux of the matter
- crux of the issue
noun
A certain point in a story or an event where the main character encounters an important challenge or difficulty.
The crux of the novel comes when the protagonist has to decide whether or not to trust his enemy.
Often appears as...
- crux of the story
- crux of the plot
Usage tips
Literary
noun
In climbing, the point of greatest difficulty.
The crux of the climb was a nearly vertical rock face with few handholds.
Often appears as...
- crux of the climb
- crux of the route
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A southern constellation (a group of stars) also known as the Southern Cross.
Crux is one of the most distinct constellations visible in the southern hemisphere's night sky.
Often appears as...
- crux constellation
- stars of crux
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Usage in Debate
Use 'crux' to summarize or emphasize the main argument in discussions or debates.
The crux of his argument was the need for more public parks.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasis on Importance
'Crux' signals that what follows is of utmost importance to the understanding of the whole issue.
The crux here is public safety, not just aesthetics.
Pro Tip 1/2Usage in Debate
Use 'crux' to summarize or emphasize the main argument in discussions or debates.
The crux of his argument was the need for more public parks.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasis on Importance
'Crux' signals that what follows is of utmost importance to the understanding of the whole issue.
The crux here is public safety, not just aesthetics.
Pro Tip 1/2Usage in Debate
Use 'crux' to summarize or emphasize the main argument in discussions or debates.
The crux of his argument was the need for more public parks.
Pro Tip 2/2Emphasis on Importance
'Crux' signals that what follows is of utmost importance to the understanding of the whole issue.
The crux here is public safety, not just aesthetics.
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The moral roots of...
groups yes you do need to be concerned about harm you do need a psychology justice but it really helps to organize a group if you can have subgroups and if those subgroups have some internal structure and if you have some ideology that tells people to suppress their carnality to pursue higher nobler ends and now we get to the crux of the disagreement between liberals and
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Jonathan Haidt: The...
But it helps to organize a group if you have subgroups, and if those subgroups have some internal structure, and if you have some ideology that tells people to suppress their carnality -- to pursue higher, nobler ends. Now we get to the crux of the disagreement between liberals and liberals reject three of these foundations.
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3 ways to plan for the...
It's actually more traumatic than some of the big issues that I work on in the world -- entertaining my kids at dinner. But what it does is it connects them here in the present with me, but it also -- and this is the crux of transgenerational thinking ethics -- it sets them up to how they're going to interact with their kids
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for? And we all kind of hate to admit it.
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What if we replaced...
and a good process to come to the moral crux of political decisions. And although you may not be in that group, someone of your age, someone of your gender, someone from your location and someone with your background would be in that room. The decisions made by these people would build on the wisdom of crowds.
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Seth Priebatsch:...
And the tools, the resources that we use to build a game layer, are game dynamics themselves. And so the crux of this presentation is going to go through four really important game dynamics, really interesting things, that, if you use consciously, you can use to influence behavior,
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Tim Jackson: An economic...
to raise families and form cohesive social groups. So here, all of a sudden, we're looking at a map of the human heart. And it reveals to us, suddenly, the crux of the matter. What we've done is we've created economies. We've created systems,
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Should “blackness”...
same place the deep me to debase exploit and oppress groups of humans so call me crazy but I propose to address the crux of America's race problem at large to address in specific the troubling product of race known as black on black
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Fighting with...
And they're doing what they think is best. And that's the basis on which we have to talk with them. So that's the third one, anger. And it brings me to the crux of what's going on, or what I perceive as going on, in the world today,
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Alison Wright: Portraits...
the buddhism that is really their sort of crux of their lot of their life and this was lhasa and this shook poori hill was very important to them in that this is like where the tibetan school of medicine was
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The moral roots of...
groups yes you do need to be concerned about harm you do need a psychology justice but it really helps to organize a group if you can have subgroups and if those subgroups have some internal structure and if you have some ideology that tells people to suppress their carnality to pursue higher nobler ends and now we get to the crux of the disagreement between liberals and
Video examples
Jonathan Haidt: The...
But it helps to organize a group if you have subgroups, and if those subgroups have some internal structure, and if you have some ideology that tells people to suppress their carnality -- to pursue higher, nobler ends. Now we get to the crux of the disagreement between liberals and liberals reject three of these foundations.
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3 ways to plan for the...
It's actually more traumatic than some of the big issues that I work on in the world -- entertaining my kids at dinner. But what it does is it connects them here in the present with me, but it also -- and this is the crux of transgenerational thinking ethics -- it sets them up to how they're going to interact with their kids
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
And this was Henry's rule, he said, "Look, everyone is willing to give you something. They're ready to give you something for whatever it is they're hungry for." And that's the crux of it. If you don't want to be deceived, you have to know, what is it that you're hungry for? And we all kind of hate to admit it.
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What if we replaced...
and a good process to come to the moral crux of political decisions. And although you may not be in that group, someone of your age, someone of your gender, someone from your location and someone with your background would be in that room. The decisions made by these people would build on the wisdom of crowds.
Video examples
Seth Priebatsch:...
And the tools, the resources that we use to build a game layer, are game dynamics themselves. And so the crux of this presentation is going to go through four really important game dynamics, really interesting things, that, if you use consciously, you can use to influence behavior,
Video examples
Tim Jackson: An economic...
to raise families and form cohesive social groups. So here, all of a sudden, we're looking at a map of the human heart. And it reveals to us, suddenly, the crux of the matter. What we've done is we've created economies. We've created systems,
Video examples
Should “blackness”...
same place the deep me to debase exploit and oppress groups of humans so call me crazy but I propose to address the crux of America's race problem at large to address in specific the troubling product of race known as black on black
Video examples
Fighting with...
And they're doing what they think is best. And that's the basis on which we have to talk with them. So that's the third one, anger. And it brings me to the crux of what's going on, or what I perceive as going on, in the world today,
Video examples
Alison Wright: Portraits...
the buddhism that is really their sort of crux of their lot of their life and this was lhasa and this shook poori hill was very important to them in that this is like where the tibetan school of medicine was
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Farah Khan
Indian Director
Shirin Farhad' is a romantic tale of an unmarried couple who feel they can live together forever. Having crossed the marriageable age, what happens to them forms the crux of the story. The movie has several comic sequences with an emotional touch to it.
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Karyn Kusama
American Director
I think the crux of this urgent and real conversation about representation and diversity in art-making and storytelling both behind and in front of the camera ultimately has to do with simply seeing more human perspectives.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Poet
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
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Robert Kazinsky
English Actor
Being a kid is so much more fun than being an adult. I think that's the crux of it. I think men are just less inclined to grow up because it's much more fun being a child.
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: people don't leave jobs; they leave managers.
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Roberto Benigni
Italian Actor
I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the same if you reach the beauty.
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Johann Georg Hamann
German Philosopher
Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself.
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Ralphie May
American Comedian
The overwhelming majority of my material has very little to do with my weight. It's certainly not the crux of my material.
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Katya Zamolodchikova
American Entertainer
The crux of drag is outsiders looking in. That's all it is.
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N. Bhaskara Rao
Indian Politician
Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.
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Farah Khan
Indian Director
Shirin Farhad' is a romantic tale of an unmarried couple who feel they can live together forever. Having crossed the marriageable age, what happens to them forms the crux of the story. The movie has several comic sequences with an emotional touch to it.
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Karyn Kusama
American Director
I think the crux of this urgent and real conversation about representation and diversity in art-making and storytelling both behind and in front of the camera ultimately has to do with simply seeing more human perspectives.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Poet
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
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Robert Kazinsky
English Actor
Being a kid is so much more fun than being an adult. I think that's the crux of it. I think men are just less inclined to grow up because it's much more fun being a child.
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Travis Bradberry
American Author
Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: people don't leave jobs; they leave managers.
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Roberto Benigni
Italian Actor
I'm a storyteller: the crux of the matter is to reach beauty, poetry; it doesn't matter if that is comedy or tragedy. They're the same if you reach the beauty.
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Johann Georg Hamann
German Philosopher
Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself.
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Ralphie May
American Comedian
The overwhelming majority of my material has very little to do with my weight. It's certainly not the crux of my material.
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Katya Zamolodchikova
American Entertainer
The crux of drag is outsiders looking in. That's all it is.
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N. Bhaskara Rao
Indian Politician
Influencing voters is the crux of all poll campaigns.
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