Thesaurus results for NAVEL

navel

noun

ˈnā-vəl

Definition of navel

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 Screwworm flies often lay eggs in open wounds or warm, sensitive areas, such as in the nose, ears, genitalia or the navel of newborn animals. — Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 Her plans are derailed when a mysterious fluid begins flowing from her navel and transforms into a perfect but uncontrollable duplicate of herself. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026 The Fuchikomas, yes, finally the actual Fuchikomas, are also artificially intelligent, and much of the prior navel gazing surrounding this subject is thankfully absent, in favor of whiplash-inducing high-speed combat. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Hathaway was also seen in a bikini with a towel around her navel, and one of her trademark wetsuits that showed her growing stomach. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for navel

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Noun

The latest forecast predicts the center will pass roughly 115 to 150 miles west of Kauai, close enough that any additional eastward shifts in the track could bring stronger winds and greater impacts, particularly to Kauai, the hurricane center said.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
The center makes the protection calls, and often, zone runs cut vertically toward the center.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

The financial bets are large enough for boards to wince at capital expenditure implications.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said Tuesday that Russian strikes on Kyiv had killed one person and wounded seven other people since the start of the day, with attacks carried out on the capital's gas stations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of capital

Noun

The collaboration aims to develop a robust local supply chain and position India as a strategic manufacturing and export hub for advanced rocket systems.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
The airport is one of the busiest in the country, seeing some 26 million passengers board flights out of the hub in 2025, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of hub

Noun

The barbecue mecca in Caldwell County is home to around 18,000 people and roughly a half-hour drive from south Austin, traffic depending.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
The popular theatre was a cultural mecca that drew thousands to its operas, ballets and other public events, and hosted legendary greats including Maria Callas and Franco Zeffirelli.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of mecca

Noun

Following a short outpatient procedure, the device sits under his skin on his chest, similar to a heart pacemaker.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
Our hearts continue to be with the families and loved ones of those who were killed, and with the entire Miami-Dade community enduring an unimaginable time.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of heart

Noun

Meeting them with greater comfort, and shifting the debt onto more favourable terms, will become a key focus of Laporta’s new term.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
With so many of the buildings downtown with any kind of historic architectural significance already under landmark protections, Berman has shifted his focus to preserving properties with some kind of social importance.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of focus

Noun

Among a section of the fan-base, such fears risked becoming ingrained.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
After a short ride across the base, the president’s motorcade pulled up the driveway of a brick building that had what looked like a cinderblock elevator shaft across from it.

— Sonya Ross For The Atlanta Journal-Contitution, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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