Thesaurus results for NEXUS

nexus

noun

ˈnek-səs

Definition of nexus

as in chain

a series of things linked together the oft-repeated claim that any person on the planet can be connected to any other person through a nexus of six relationships

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as in hub

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest as the nexus for three great religions, Jerusalem has had a troubled as well as illustrious history

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Recent Examples of nexus Pennsylvania has established itself as a nexus of data center backlash. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 But during a two year-stretch of former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ term in office, Buckhead was also a nexus of carjackings, street racing, vandalism and murders. — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Griffin, when asked about the location, said Miami is the nexus of thishemisphere and a great American city of hardworking immigrants who value education and hard work. — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Marconi’s unassuming northwest suburban factory is certainly the nexus of the Chicago-style giardiniera universe. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nexus

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Noun

This chain of reasoning purposefully stokes fear in the hearts of Broward citizens.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Built for government demands BlueChip’s first customers are expected to value durability and supply-chain transparency over portability.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of chain

Noun

Tens of thousands of people across more than 30 cities took to the streets, including in the capital Berlin and financial hub Frankfurt, in protests organized by the campaign group Gen Z regelt (Gen Z takes charge).

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026
To tout their readiness for the midterms, Fulton County officials invited media to the same sprawling elections hub where FBI agents seized more than 650 boxes of ballots and other 2020 election records nine months ago.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hub

Noun

Converting continuous pulsar profiles into simple on/off sequences also discards finer details that could contain useful information.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Related Stories From football camp to visceral, harrowing sequences of war in the Pacific, the story takes audiences through it all, immersing them in the experience.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of sequence

Noun

Ben’s view Hoffman, who sometimes works from a small swivel chair in her children’s room, has followed a path from social video into the center of the swirling news cycles of true crime and celebrity.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
After police cordoned off an area in the city center, the situation calmed down by early Sunday morning.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

On the New York to Pittsburgh round trip route, for example, baseline airfares start around 450 dollars, compared to roughly 225 dollars for train tickets and just 100 dollars for long distance bus tickets.

— , CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Highlights include a transit ambassador program, expanding Metra weekend train service and more Pace express buses.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of train

Noun

In the winter, this is one-horse town completely transforms into a mecca for serious backcountry skiers.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
But in the eight years since that location opened its doors, the brand has grown, and the mall has evolved from small art galleries into a vintage mecca.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mecca

Noun

Alaska Airlines, Boise Airport’s main flight provider, will soon launch nonstop service from Idaho’s capital city to Santa Rosa, California.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of capital

Noun

Meanwhile, the MacBook Neo's iPhone-grade chip outperformed Googlebooks’ processors in single-core performance, while losing out on multi-core performance by varying (but overall large) margins.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
As that enormous dome thinned through the Holocene, its margin withdrew up onto Baffin Island, and what’s left today is the deflated core of something that was once two miles thick.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

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