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
This is an excellent day to relax at home and contemplate your navel.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Every cut, every scratch, every navel of a newborn calf threatened to turn fatal in the pre-eradication era.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
All of you will welcome a chance to relax at home among familiar surroundings and contemplate your navel.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine traditions teach that navel oiling can help with digestive issues.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Every cut, every scratch, every navel of a newborn calf threatened to turn fatal in the pre-eradication era.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
All of you will welcome a chance to relax at home among familiar surroundings and contemplate your navel.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 May 2025
Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine traditions teach that navel oiling can help with digestive issues.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navel
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 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
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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
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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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Brands should take the importance of sustainability measures to heart and weave their commitment to the environment into their messaging—but with care.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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All three forms—fiction, poetry, and essay—feel present in this sweeping reflection from a troubled heart.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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His primary focus is civil space policy, with interests in both defense and energy & environment.—
Oliver Swainston,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Ending automatic birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment has been a focus for the Trump administration.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Their seats were next to each other in the Petco Park press box.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Why the Kia Sorento Hybrid is a great road trip vehicle The Sorento Hybrid has 12.6 cubic feet of cargo space and 45 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear row of seats folded.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is following a similar path, opening a second headquarters in Leeds to be closer to the North’s growing health innovation base.—
Kath Mackay,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The Airwrap Co-anda 2x is the first iteration with visible changes to its base.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
1 July 2025
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“Navel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navel. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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