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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
If your team is unmotivated, misaligned or resistant, the leadership axis needs your attention.
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Carlos Hoyos, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Rather than build on a north-south axis, Frank angled the more than 5,000-square-foot steel-beam structure to run from the southeast to northwest on its corner parcel, with everything flaring out from a spacious central hub.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
Vertical axis indicates the percentage of respondents; horizontal axis the proportion of Gazans that respondents said supported Hamas.
—Carlo Koos, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Polaris will continue to be the pole star for a few thousand years to come, until Earth's rotational axis wanders inexorably away on its 26,000-year wobble.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 May 2025
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Carlos Hoyos, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Rather than build on a north-south axis, Frank angled the more than 5,000-square-foot steel-beam structure to run from the southeast to northwest on its corner parcel, with everything flaring out from a spacious central hub.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
Vertical axis indicates the percentage of respondents; horizontal axis the proportion of Gazans that respondents said supported Hamas.
—Carlo Koos, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Polaris will continue to be the pole star for a few thousand years to come, until Earth's rotational axis wanders inexorably away on its 26,000-year wobble.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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While most campaigns historically focused on physical infrastructure, many now include less visible priorities: legal clinics, policy centers, and public interest litigation units.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The spacious floor plan has a living room that’ll comfortably fit a couch, coffee table, entertainment center, and even a dining table for hosting.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 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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With more than 300 employees and offices in California, Illinois, Florida, and India — as well as regional hubs in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Arizona — IDIQ continues to scale its reach while staying rooted in its original vision.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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As for union workers at Canada’s ports, the arbitration process hasn’t begun yet at West Coast hubs like Vancouver and Prince Rupert.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
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On the basis of the treaty alliance, Putin has been supplying fuel, food, and advanced weaponry to Kim.—
John Delury,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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And some industry executives suggested that an alliance of media players could be the best strategy to protect copyright and open up opportunities for media companies in the AI age.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, the Yankees wouldn't have to give up much prospect capital to add him.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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When employee voices lead, credibility flows through existing social capital—creating influence that brand channels can’t match.—
Brittany Garlin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners would likely have vetoed such a move.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The coalition’s premise is that homes built on smaller lots will be less expensive than a traditional single-family home on a large lot.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The century-old hotel is famous for its Spanish colonial revival design, and longtime denizens still proudly reference its history as a mecca of Black music after World War II, when the likes of James Brown and Billie Holiday played its famous club.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
2 June 2025
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Known as a mecca for watersports, everyone pauses to bask in the brilliant purples, pinks, and oranges that splash into the sky as the late afternoon transitions to evening.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Advocates and unions have said wages needed to be raised by $2 an hour to meet recommendations that those workers be paid 150% of minimum wage.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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Supervisor Holly Mitchell had similar hesitations, as did some county employee unions.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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