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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
Because Mercury spins on an axis with a miniscule tilt of just 0.01 degrees—almost perpendicular to its plane of orbit around the sun—the rims of all four of these polar craters cast permanent shadows within their depths.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
However, California’s critics won’t let those facts stop them from grinding their axes, or promoting their agendas.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Knowing the importance of an indoor-outdoor connection but the potentially devastating solar gain of direct sun, the architect oriented the custom home’s floor plan on an east-west axis, focusing its walls of windows north toward the lake at the back of the house while avoiding glare.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
However, California’s critics won’t let those facts stop them from grinding their axes, or promoting their agendas.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Losing Syria, the only other nation-state in the axis other than Iran, may be the coup de grace.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Knowing the importance of an indoor-outdoor connection but the potentially devastating solar gain of direct sun, the architect oriented the custom home’s floor plan on an east-west axis, focusing its walls of windows north toward the lake at the back of the house while avoiding glare.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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Miller has pivoted between center and wing more recently, so there’s the potential for some interchange there.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The sky was clear but dark and, at the center of a substantial metropolitan area, crowded with lights.—
Matthew L. Wald,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 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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Princess Kate has long been a fan of the British eyewear brand, which sells both eyeglasses and sunglasses at its two hubs in London.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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That will include shifting some production — particularly control room production — from New York and Washington, D.C., to CNN’s Atlanta hub.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has also been working to repair ties with American allies like Japan to try to weaken the security alliances forged by the Biden administration to constrain China.—
David Pierson,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Rubio’s first official engagement with the Quad foreign ministers signals the Trump administration’s focus on the alliance that first began in 2007, as well as broader efforts to combat China.—
Sarakshi Rai,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal (Yucatán) Photo by Richie Chan/Shutterstock The Maya were never centralized in one capital.—
John Newton,
AFAR Media,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Music Loft, a private residence and entertainment venue in the Tennessee capital’s historic Market Street Building, is set to go under the hammer next month with Interluxe Auctions and Compass’s Stephen Brush.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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The article addressed an effort by a coalition of red state legislators in support of state-level laws to exclude undocumented immigrants from birthright citizenship.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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America Is All In is a coalition of state, city, business and nonprofit leaders who came together in support of climate action when Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement during his first term in office in 2017.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Creating an even larger mecca for the music lover is an exciting prospect, especially for our intimate live events, where the world’s most exciting artists perform in-store for the admission of purchasing their new album.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2025
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Although better known as a mecca for fashion and style, Milan is the capital of the agriculture-rich Lombardy region, ensuring that restaurants and home cooks can access fresh, high-quality local ingredients.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The remainder are at-large members that include longtime party figures, union leaders and others with ties to former President Joe Biden.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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As members of the union rushed to a pier to board a fireboat, burning debris rained down over the Potomac.—
Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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