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
During the June 19 episode, the 90210 star asked Eden about wearing the iconic Jeannie costume, which featured pink and red pants, a matching bralette, headpiece and short jacket, leaving her navel exposed (but crucially not her belly button).
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 June 2025
The center of the navel, your lower back, your upper back, the center of your chest, your shoulders.
—Rosie Acosta, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Exhale and round your spine, tucking your tailbone and drawing your navel toward the ceiling.
—Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Some commentators claim that Leonardo positioned the navel to divide the man’s height according to the golden ratio.
—Steven Strogatz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 June 2025
The center of the navel, your lower back, your upper back, the center of your chest, your shoulders.
—Rosie Acosta, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2025
Exhale and round your spine, tucking your tailbone and drawing your navel toward the ceiling.
—Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Some commentators claim that Leonardo positioned the navel to divide the man’s height according to the golden ratio.
—Steven Strogatz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navel
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Some 65% of today's data center power is fueling traditional enterprise workloads, according to BCG.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Position the bit in the center of the pot, then angle it slightly.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 12th-century castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror, and more than 900 Norman artifacts have been loaned by the British Museum to create its first medieval gallery outside of the UK capital.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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The distressed assets of today hold the potential to become the thriving hubs of tomorrow; the time to revitalize is here.—
Dr. Dick Bridy,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Compared to other metropolitan hubs, the city offers a lower overall cost in housing, insurance, healthcare, and taxes.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati is known as a Montessori mecca in large part because of Xavier's undergraduate program and lab school.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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Playing it by ear: How Nashville musicians protect their hearing Across the country, Nashville is known as a mecca for country music.—
Amber Roberson,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 May 2025
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There are people who have really their heart in the right place.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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By the time the credits rolled my heart was ragged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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The docu-series, which examines abuses perpetrated by four different religious cults, leads with a focus on Christian Gospel Mission—also known as Providence and as Jesus Morning Star, or JMS.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Trump wisely selected an intellectual of integrity whose sole focus will be getting the data right the first time to help the White House maximize employment and make Americans’ real income gains again.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hundreds of fans parked in the seats of Lubbers Stadium for a night of musical pageantry.—
Finn Gomez,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Are parents in the driver’s seat of their child’s education?—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Authorities are unsure how Radford got the gun through the base’s high security before carrying out the shooting at his place of work.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Water roses at their base rather than overhead to help leaves dry quickly, and make sure the air can circulate well between plants by spacing them far enough apart during planting.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Navel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navel. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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