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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements
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as in location
the area or space occupied by or intended for something
the locus of brightness occurs where the rays of sunlight converge in front of the lens
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Recent Examples of locus
The Texas Hill Country AVA also serves as the locus of wine tourism in the state—as well as home base for much of the state’s wine production, despite its distance from the major growing region in the state, the Texas High Plains.
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Colleen C. Myles, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Abby, Dina, and Jesse, all new additions this season, can be more fully formed than the secondary characters of season one, while Ellie in particular becomes the locus for the show’s biggest moral questions.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Jolie’s dream was for the space to once again be a cultural locus, a clubhouse full of inspired and international creatives, and also a magnet for a curious public — to come and browse, take a class, refuel with a slice of orange almond cake at the global-cuisine cafe, Eat Offbeat.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
This makes the locus of learning the campus and the workplace.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Colleen C. Myles, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Abby, Dina, and Jesse, all new additions this season, can be more fully formed than the secondary characters of season one, while Ellie in particular becomes the locus for the show’s biggest moral questions.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Jolie’s dream was for the space to once again be a cultural locus, a clubhouse full of inspired and international creatives, and also a magnet for a curious public — to come and browse, take a class, refuel with a slice of orange almond cake at the global-cuisine cafe, Eat Offbeat.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
This makes the locus of learning the campus and the workplace.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locus
Noun
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Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The company plans in the short term to open at least 11 new locations by the end of 2025, and cap at 650 locations across the U.S. in the distant future.—
Claire Grant,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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To learn more about Indiana Safe Zones, including active locations and answers to frequently asked questions, visit SafeZonesIN.com. Dr. Timothy Husted has joined Northwest Medical Group, bringing nearly four decades in general surgery to the hospital and its general surgery group, a release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
Noun
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The Southeast Queens hub opened in 2011 and would expand as part of its $5.5 billion proposal to add table games such as blackjack and poker, over 1,000 new hotel rooms, a 7,000-seat performance venue and more than 10 acres of public greenspace.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The California hub achieved a strong index score of 60.7, bolstered by a high rating of 84/100 on FlightRadar24.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Wrigley Field has its share of idiots, as do most venues.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The Trump administration said in court filings and at the hearing that the case was in the wrong venue and should be at the Court of Federal Claims.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Noun
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The study is based on per capital daily news consumption, according to SmartNews.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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To be sure, there have been positive signs that the revival was working, not least because the Tata’s were prepared to deploy serious capital and effort to back its ambitions.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Trump should stick to his demands to limit enrichment and, with a ceasefire now in place, hope for a palace coup.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Evacuation Warning remains in place by the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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No place on earth draws more fanatics than Penang, the world’s mecca for durian lovers.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Indianapolis has become a mecca for those activities as the home of the Indy 500 and the Pacers (who came up just short of winning the NBA crown this year).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
Noun
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In addition to the nuclear sites hit by the U.S., Maxar’s images also documented separate airstrike damage in the capital city of Tehran.—
Jasmine Baehr , Kyle Schmidbauer,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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But, as Israel and Iran grappled in an air war, Trump gave the order for Operation Midnight Hammer, which dropped bunker-buster bombs on nuclear sites in Iran.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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“Locus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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