Synonyms for crux
krʌks; ˈkru sizcrux

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1. Cruxnoun

   Synonyms:
   Southern Cross

2. cruxnoun

   A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.

   The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished.

   Synonyms:
   Southern Cross

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1. Southern Cross, Crux, Crux Australisnoun

   a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus

   Synonyms:
   crux of the matter

2. crux, crux of the matternoun

   the most important point

   Synonyms:
   crux of the matter

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1. • Constellation
   • Point

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1. cruxnoun

   Synonyms:
   puzzle, riddle

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1. List of paraphrases for "crux":

   quid, knot, heart, nub, core, node, essence, noose

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1. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang:

   It is true that the current China-Japan relationship is in difficulty, the crux of the issue is how the war and that part of history are viewed.

2. Chris Weston:

   It's a good news day, much relief will be felt from a number of retail investors who have been confused as to the very crux of the sell-off in global equity markets.

3. Ahmed Korayem:

   Action is the crux to which all change is possible making any goal achievable

4. Randy Credico:

   This is the crux of it, bringing Margaret Kunstler into it.

5. Rachel Holt:

   Choice is at the crux of our approach and strategy and what we're seeing — again it's early days — when you give consumers choice they engage more across our entire platform.