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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 findings point to a physiological link between the start of the week and the body's stress response system, specifically the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Glaciers melting as a result of climate change can also shift water masses around the planet, altering Earth's axis, though this is usually expected to slow the planet's rotation rather than speed it up.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This nodal axis asks: How can success be redefined to include personal fulfillment and emotional security?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Trump lit a fire under NATO, but more needs to be done to contain the Russia-China axis.
—FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Glaciers melting as a result of climate change can also shift water masses around the planet, altering Earth's axis, though this is usually expected to slow the planet's rotation rather than speed it up.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
This nodal axis asks: How can success be redefined to include personal fulfillment and emotional security?
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Trump lit a fire under NATO, but more needs to be done to contain the Russia-China axis.
—FOXNews.com, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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After parting with Daniel Jones last year, the front office has brought in veteran talent and youth to hold things down under center.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Set in New Mexico during 2020, the movie centers on the fictional town of Eddington, which turns into a hotbed of bad feelings and controversy when awkward local sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to run for mayor against popular progressive incumbent Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 July 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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And true to that mission, the stall has become a community hub, a place for conversation and for people to reconnect with books and literature.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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For many years, Puerto Rico served as a hub of pharmaceutical manufacturing for the United States.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2025
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Clarify Strategic Objectives As the CEO of a commercial landscape alliance, we are rooted in a growing industry.—
Brian Helgoe,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Ullrich notes that having transparency or ESG criteria or being part of an alliance of businesses that understand the importance of protecting the natural environment is aspirational.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Ferguson will wear the No 11 shirt in the Italian capital.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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The Spanish electricity utilities giant also launched a 5-billion-euro increase in share capital, saying the move would cover its upcoming investment plan.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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The annual festival was started in 2017 by the Red River Cultural District, a nonprofit coalition of Austin businesses and community organizations clustered around the live music corridor on Red River Street.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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In 2012, Meloni and a hardcore group of former Seagulls bolted from Berlusconi’s coalition.—
Massimo Calabresi,
Time,
24 July 2025
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For the past few years, Lilly has made news by driving large-scale investments in the LEAP Innovation District, billed as a future manufacturing and tech mecca in Lebanon, Indiana.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Trump’s more recent nominations include two picks for the National Labor Relations Board, which enforces union regulations.—
Miriam Waldvogel,
The Hill,
20 July 2025
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The union decided to opt out of the eight-year agreement last October.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
19 July 2025
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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