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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
The location of Neptune's auroral glow is the result the planet's magnetic field, which is tilted by 47 degrees from the planet’s rotation axis.
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The people were pastoral-agricultural and were known to use stone tools and axes for things from woodworking to rituals, Polish news outlet Lublin 112 reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted, NASA explains.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
Because of the wobble in the Earth’s axis, called precession, the constellation Aries is no longer in the background during the equinox.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The people were pastoral-agricultural and were known to use stone tools and axes for things from woodworking to rituals, Polish news outlet Lublin 112 reported.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Like Earth, Saturn’s axis is tilted, NASA explains.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
Because of the wobble in the Earth’s axis, called precession, the constellation Aries is no longer in the background during the equinox.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 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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LaBeouf launched the Slauson Recreational Center Theater School in fall 2018 at the Los Angeles rec center of the same name, and the school abruptly closed in November 2020, per Vanity Fair.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
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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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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The designer opened the Ordet experimental cultural hub in 2019, showcasing artists ranging from Iva Lulashi to Benni Bosetto.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
4 Apr. 2025
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The once sturdy alliance between the Democratic communities in Hobart Township fractured Thursday as the Hobart Township Board voted to pull out of a New Chicago town complex project at 122 Huber Blvd.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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His apparent alliance with Trump was not his first link with a president.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, to attract an influx of capital to pay for all the improvements that Hartford urgently needs – in urban development, education, housing, and more – the city must first be able to keep, attract and retain talented, ambitious individuals.—
Nikos Mohammadi,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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Helsinki The coastal capital of Finland seamlessly blends together modern architecture, sustainable living and historic landmarks, like the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fortress Suomenlinna.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The protests were organized by a coalition of over 150 groups, including 50501, civil rights organizations, labor unions and advocacy groups.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu is facing pressure at home from former Israeli security chiefs, protesters and the families of hostages still held in Gaza to return to ceasefire negotiations, which his far-right coalition has resisted.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
7 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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Despite that, the engineering union hopes to expedite the usually lengthy process to rule on unfair labor practices and get a decision from the board before July.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
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 16 Apr. 2025.
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