as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a city that likes to regard itself as the nation's navel of art and culture
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Recent Examples of navel
The full cut from the neck to her navel, the fishnet veil, the bright purple eyeshadow — YES.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Even the most basic suits tended to be unbuttoned to the navel.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Also look for screwworm larvae (maggots) and eggs in or around body openings, such as the nose, ears, and genitalia, or the navel of newborn animals.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Stay here for several breaths, sending the tailbone high, gazing toward the navel, and pressing your heels gently toward the mat.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Even the most basic suits tended to be unbuttoned to the navel.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Also look for screwworm larvae (maggots) and eggs in or around body openings, such as the nose, ears, and genitalia, or the navel of newborn animals.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Stay here for several breaths, sending the tailbone high, gazing toward the navel, and pressing your heels gently toward the mat.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for navel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navel
Noun
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About 80 warming centers were opened across the state, known as one of the nation's poorest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some of Thursday’s decline was related to Wall Street not being happy with how much the company was spending on investments for the future (capital expenditures), and the cloud business Azure may not have done as well as some hoped.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, some oil executives have expressed discomfort with the idea of sending capital into Venezuela.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mrvan helped Northwest Indiana land a hydrogen hub for BP’s Whiting Refinery, a project to turn waste carbon into hydrogen.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Today, the Los Cabos area and neighboring East Cape have emerged a wellness mecca.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
1 Feb. 2026
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Becoming a tourism mecca was years in the making.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two months later, her heart began to beat irregularly.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vidal was struck five times and bullets hit his heart, lung, liver and pancreas.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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He is known for his focus on the study of human longevity and anti-aging techniques.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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The president is keeping the focus on election integrity.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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That aircraft is expected to sit in the 200-seat class, a core segment of the global airline market.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Feb. 2026
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To his right, his friend Will is asleep in the aisle seat; to his left is his ex Lucy, watching tv.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Albacete’s training ground — a facility expected to serve as a base camp for a national team during the 2030 World Cup that will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco — is surrounded by the fields of wheat, vines and olive trees that characterise the region.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Space Launch System rocket's mobile launch platform is equipped with two tail service masts, large side-by-side structures at the base of rocket that house propellant lines leading to pull-away umbilical assemblies on a side of the booster's engine compartment.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Navel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navel. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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