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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
an axis of previously nonaligned nations
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Recent Examples of axis
Male domination is hardly the only characteristic that unites the Trump-Vance-Musk-Putin axis.
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Such an axis could be naturally explained by the theory that our universe was born on the other side of the event horizon of a black hole existing in some parent universe.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Hostile powers like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran have formed an authoritarian axis that seeks to weaken the United States.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
In the last few months alone, clashes between armed gangs and security forces have led to gangs seizing more control of key axis roads and communities.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Such an axis could be naturally explained by the theory that our universe was born on the other side of the event horizon of a black hole existing in some parent universe.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Hostile powers like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran have formed an authoritarian axis that seeks to weaken the United States.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
In the last few months alone, clashes between armed gangs and security forces have led to gangs seizing more control of key axis roads and communities.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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Functionality of these three branches and the commensurate endurance of individual liberty center squarely on society’s universal respect for the rule of law.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Xavier Edwards opened the bottom of the first with a double, and Kyle Stowers followed with a 421-foot home run to straightaway center, his first of the season.—
Noah Gulley,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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Adams wanted to align the young Republic with Great Britain, while Jefferson favored a confederacy with France.—
Emily Hallas,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
18 Aug. 2024
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This is particularly important in Lisbon which, as a hub for TAP Air Portugal, competes for connecting market share with Madrid in the Iberian peninsula, and more broadly across Europe.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Under construction and closely tied to Beijing's long-term vision, Xiong'an is intended as a political and technological hub.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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But that alliance is fraying at the seams after Kiir fired Machar loyalists as part of a Cabinet reshuffle this year.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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But Trump, a notorious skeptic of the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance, would not have to pull out of NATO to break it up.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some people plan just a few months ahead, focusing on immediate expenses, while others think decades into the future, prioritizing long-term investments, retirement planning, and strategic capital investing.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Southern Lebanon was the location of much of Israel's recent air and ground campaign against Hezbollah, with parts of the capital Beirut also devastated.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The foundation is a coalition that includes: the Connecticut Business and Industry Association; the Connecticut Education Association; the United Way of Connecticut; the School and State Finance Project; and Domus Kids, a nonprofit youth development initiative.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Greenland's government had already voiced displeasure about the visit, and tensions were further exacerbated by recent election results and ongoing coalition talks.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Since its founding in 1869, the university has turned Carbondale into a tiny cultural mecca and a powerful economic engine in an otherwise vast, rural region that has been battered by the decline of manufacturing and coal mining.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the loophole point to Walt Disney as among the first to take advantage of it decades ago when developing its tourist mecca of resorts and theme parks near Orlando.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charitable arm of the performers union has partnered with Heritage Auctions to help raise money for the foundation to mark its 40th anniversary.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Only pilots, flight dispatchers, and flight attendants at subsidiary regional carrier Endeavor Air are union members.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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