1
as in center
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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2
as in location
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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Recent Examples of locus
The film focused on the ashram as a locus of spiritual energy and a new paradigm for creative placemaking.
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Colony Little, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
In Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, a new book from the journalist Liz Pelly, the playlist is the locus for many of Spotify’s troubling practices.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Each such parallel feature was the locus of dust grains that were expelled from the nucleus at the same time, the smaller particles having been driven farther by solar radiation pressure.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Democratic National Committee will be the locus of opposition to Trump and chart the party’s future, but the contest for its chair has, to the surprise of many, been tame.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Colony Little, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025
In Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, a new book from the journalist Liz Pelly, the playlist is the locus for many of Spotify’s troubling practices.
—Brad Shoup, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Each such parallel feature was the locus of dust grains that were expelled from the nucleus at the same time, the smaller particles having been driven farther by solar radiation pressure.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The Democratic National Committee will be the locus of opposition to Trump and chart the party’s future, but the contest for its chair has, to the surprise of many, been tame.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locus
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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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The state’s high court can rule on cases involving voting rights and redistricting in a state likely to be at the center of both next year’s midterm elections and the 2028 presidential contest.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Both routes will operate once a week, and Delta will be the only U.S. carrier with nonstop service to both locations from Atlanta.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Dan’s Bagels, which has drawn lines out the door ever since TikTok personalities came to its Denton County location, will open in a former bakery and cookie shop at 2430 Forest Park Blvd.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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There will always be a need for people to access information, and libraries are the hubs of the community.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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Pandora shares shed 11% Thursday, hitting its lowest level in a year, on the announcement of 37% tariffs on its main production hub, Thailand.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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The festival will take place across numerous London venues including Barbican Centre, ICA, and Rich Mix, among others.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Russian forward netted his 32nd career road goal at the Lenovo Center to extend his highest career goal total at any venue on the road, including his first.—
Wayne Sterling,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had dominated the capital for most of the war, with the Sudanese army forced to set up a wartime hub at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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In Arkansas, a 5-year-old was killed Saturday by storms in the capital of Little Rock.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The administration expects the new rates to remain in place until the U.S. narrows a $1.2 trillion trade imbalance recorded last year.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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Blenders Eyewear’s founder, Chase Fisher, is stepping down from his chief executive officer role — and in his place, the brand has appointed Jack Gray to lead its new chapter.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 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 average price jumped 17% for new vehicles between January and December of 2021, according to data from car buying site Edmunds.com.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mount Dora hosts traveling exhibition on American Revolution The W.T. Bland Public Library in Mount Dora has been chosen as one of four sites in Florida to host the The American Revolution Experience, a traveling pop-up exhibition designed to bring the story of the nation’s origin to life.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Locus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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