Core and Matter

Core

Core noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Usage example: a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate

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Matter and core are semantically related In some cases you can use "Matter" instead a noun "Core".

Nearby Words: cored, coring

Matter noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

Usage example: that is not relevant to the matter under discussion

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Core and matter are semantically related in significance topic. Sometimes you can use "Core" instead a noun "Matter".

Nearby Words: mattered, mattery, mattering

good	good core	good matter
normal	normal core	normal matter
solid	solid core	solid matter
small	small core	small matter
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, inert, little, main, organic, new, cultural, nuclear.

Justified because their friendship is the core of the story - no matter what happens, Tenten is Naruto's most precious person.

Source: Fan Fic / Cutting Loose
Orihime is gentle-natured to the core, she can't muster up a full commitment to even wound anybody, no matter what.

Source: Actual Pacifist
The fusion reactor is converted into a bomb in a matter of minutes, then Bane removes the radioactive core from the reactor itself.

Source: Exact Time to Failure

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