loci

noun

Definition of locinext
plural of locus
1
as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements

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Relevance
2
as in locations
the area or space occupied by or intended for something the locus of brightness occurs where the rays of sunlight converge in front of the lens

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loci
  1. locations
  2. hubs
  3. venues
  4. nuclei
  5. bases
  6. hearts
Noun
  • The Visitor’s Guide highlights many of the weird, memorable locations in and around the town.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The problem is particularly acute for large, global, and often siloed organizations, with people are spread out across locations and time zones.
    Andrew Binns, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of locations
Noun
  • Main music hubs will include Shoreditch Town Hall, Village Underground and 93 East.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Haier's innovative retail models become service and social hubs for local users, serve as real-world laboratories for testing new concepts and gathering consumer insights.
    Mark Greeven, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of hubs
Noun
  • After a bad injury, Simpson pivoted to a handful of different industries, from working in art galleries to building hospitality brands and venues.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The new partnership will see Verizon branding and activations across the MSG portfolio of venues, which includes Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Sphere in Las Vegas, among others.
    Tim Chan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of venues
Noun
  • This caused openings to form in the nuclear membrane but not in the exterior cellular structure as witnessed by the appearance of the dye from the nuclei showing up in the cell's cytoplasm.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Having a non-destructive way to open cellular nuclei can go a long way toward advancing gene therapy or sorting out ways to deliver drugs directly into the hearts of our cells.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of nuclei
Noun
  • The company continues to focus on its Banking-as-a-Service and Higher Education businesses, leveraging partner banks' existing customer bases for customer acquisition.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Russia, along with other countries, have long been open about training the aquatic mammals to patrol waters near sensitive outposts and bases.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of bases
Noun
  • Now that will take time, hard work, intelligence, faith, and women and men with a national good guiding their hearts.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Since his debut, the legendary hypeman has continued penetrating people's hearts worldwide through multiple realms, including music, The Olympics, reality television, and snack foods.
    Kenneth J. Williams Jr., Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hearts
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Thesaurus Entries Near loci

lochs

loci

loci classici

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