LOCUS CLASSICUS Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

locus classicus

noun

Definition of locus classicus

as in paradigm

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Noun

These employees feel they are forced into the new AI paradigm.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Many riders would have accepted taking a stage and the polka-dot jersey, but Carapaz’s fable is the paradigm of the man unafraid to fail.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of paradigm

Noun

Stock Down The Dolphins offensive line had a ton of success running behind the right guards on Friday, and there was one instance where Jonah Savaiinaea put Kenneth Grant on the Metrorial and took him for a ride.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Anthropic says Claude didn't discover any complex vulnerabilities during these instances.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

Definition of instance

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Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Nuclear resonances are derived from the neutron cross section, one of the most significant nuclear data points.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

Definition of cross section

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Often, there is only capacity to check a sample of invoices; the rest are paid automatically, leaving the company vulnerable to over-spending and outright fraud.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
By 2007, it was discovered that DNA samples had not been collected, leading to exhumation of the body to obtain the sample.

— Marc Anthony Lopez, ABC News, 29 July 2026

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For dessert, the tiramisu is a never-miss classic and the pistacchio mille feuille de (only available for dinner) was a really fun, flavorful treat.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
There's a Finnish sauna that runs at 90 degrees Celsius, a cooler laconium at 45, and two Turkish baths, one classic and one a gentler tepidarium, plus a Kneipp path and a run of chromotherapy showers.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of classic

Noun

New images circulating online appear to show what defense analysts believe is the fifth prototype of China’s sixth-generation J-36 fighter jet, according to a report.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Seed money bought you a prototype and early customers; those proof points unlocked the Series A, which bought product-market fit, which unlocked the Series B, which bought scale.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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