Core and Essential

Core

Core noun - The seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions.

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Essential and core are semantically related in fundamental topic. In some cases you can use "Essential" instead the word "Core" as an adjective or a noun, when it comes to topics like basic, central.

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Essential

Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Core and essential are semantically related in essence topic. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead the word "Essential" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as fundamental, basic.

Nearby Words: essence, essentially, essentiality

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good	good core	good essential
main	main core	main essential

Both words in one sentence

The real core is the limb-like part on the right, which looks identical to the non-essential part on the left.

Source: Fake Weakness
This is essential to the plot: a core of the first five books is a parallel journey of the reader and Corwin to discover who he is.

Source: Quest for Identity
Second was when Riley touches the emotion console, creating white memories, and a white CORE memory, which would become an essential part of the fic afterwards.

Source: Game Changer

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