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meat-and-potatoes(adjective, important, significant, essential)
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name(adjective, important, significant, essential)
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name-of-the-game(adjective, important, significant, essential)
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needed(adjective, important, essential, basic)
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nitty-gritty(adjective, important, essential, basic)
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prerequisite(adjective, important, essential, basic)
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required(adjective, important, essential, basic)
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requisite(adjective, important, essential, basic)
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significant(adjective, important, essential, fundamental)
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underlined(adjective, important, significant, essential)
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coal and ice(expression, adjective, idiom, important, essential)
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meat and potatoes(expression, idiom, decisive)
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name of the game(expression, idiom, important, essential)
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namer(adjective, essential, basic, renowned)
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APASmart Define. (2015). life-or-death thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/life-or-death/thesaurus/synonyms
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