cynosures

plural of cynosure

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Starting in 1910, the company served as the secretive supplier to the commandos of the Italian Navy, starting out crafting precision instruments such as gun sights and luminescent compasses before creating its first watches in 1935.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Orienteering is an outdoor sport that requires athletes to navigate between checkpoints using maps and compasses.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Painter centers on a young woman, trained from a young age, who must employ every skill in her arsenal to rescue her father after he is kidnapped.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Much of the consternation centers around a 120-foot cell tower located 130 feet from the school.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As for Franklin, his next move could go in a number of directions.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Follow the label directions and spray in the late afternoon or early evening when the armyworms are active and feeding.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Additional air travel delays and cancellations are possible Monday for major hubs like Washington, DC, New York City and Boston.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The company was founded in 1948 in Civitanova Marche — one of Italy’s main shoes manufacturing hubs — by Giuseppe and Cecilia Paciotti, Cesare and Paola’s parents.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And a lot of the pseudepigrapha, like the fake gospels and fake apocalypses, fill in gaps in the record that can serve latter-day, post-biblical purposes.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This particular challenge serves many purposes.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are three competing impulses from three capitals.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For example, applicants from Afghanistan would largely need to apply in Islamabad, Pakistan, and those from Russia would need to apply from the capitals of Poland, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The summer pastures near Prospect Mountain feature fisheries, expansive water rights dating back to the early 1900s, and rock-climbing meccas.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One of the Royal Film Commission’s main focuses is to host productions that can elevate the country’s profile internationally, particularly those that shoot Jordan for Jordan.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Watt and defensive lineman Cameron Heyward will be the focuses of the Patriots’ protection plan with edge-rusher Alex Highsmith (one sack, 3 QB hits last week) ruled out.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Cynosures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cynosures. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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