genius locis

plural of genius loci

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genius locis
Noun
  • Ancelotti and Zidane certainly had their own tactical ideas, but were also pragmatic and based game plans primarily on the characteristics (strengths and weaknesses) of the squad made available to them.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For the chattering women, by contrast, the tool of power is writing; and for people who were almost certainly illiterate, the writing takes on almost magical characteristics.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sensors first detect ice formation on specific sections of the wing, after which piezoelectric actuators are activated to generate low-frequency vibrations.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Once the voltage reaches the MEMS resonators, an inverse piezoelectric effect is triggered, yielding billions of vibrations per second that generate acoustic waves in the surrounding fluid.
    Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How dare this newcomer suggest that the towering maple between their properties be trimmed or cut down?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That especially applies to properties linked to some of the city’s most chilling murder cases.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As part of the exercise, Straton took 10 key attributes of fashion companies and looked at what the biggest of the big had in common.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Your special someone may also possess Venusian attributes, whether in terms of beauty or artistic talent.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.
    Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Between the sounds, the smells and the watchable crowd, the neighborhood was happening.
    Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Garbage disposals can flush away food debris on pots and pans in a flash, but anyone who owns one of these devices knows that unpleasant smells are a regular occurrence.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The varied flavors of Tulum and the wider world are highlighted in the resort’s 11 restaurants and bars.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Darling Doughnuts This small-but-mighty bakery is known for its rotating menu of housemade donuts that go far beyond basic flavors.
    Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Merciless, vile, and downright sadistic, The Rite delivers stunning entertainment that strays away from depending on shadows and eerie atmospheres.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Many super-puffs get their inflated atmospheres from tidal heating.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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