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

Matched Categories

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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How to use crux in a sentence?

1. Stephane Rambosson:

   The crux of cuts in investment banking fall in FICC (fixed income, commodities and currencies), where things are really difficult....It's more structural than short term, it's like in the 80s. There were a million miners who converted into different jobs. I am sure in this industry, they will do that as well.

2. Tobi Bamtefa:

   I believe the crux of this show is about humanity, in this show and in this world of Kingstown, we are watching people placed in very extreme circumstances, it’s a prison town and people make what comes across as dubious decisions. But, within this world, they actually make perfect sense.

3. Patrick McHenry:

   The main things we’re talking about are a conservative agenda around spending and the nature of our Republican majority. That’s really the crux of the conversation. And that’s really the contours of it. rules, structure and process dictate outcomes in this place, in a substantial way.

4. Taylor Handley:

   Mayor of Kingston, i believe the crux of this show is about humanity.

5. Wang Yiwei:

   The crux is how to let North Korea denuclearise and to give it security guarantees. On this, the United States and North Korea don't have trust, so China has to act as a bridge.