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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
The Hill is a nonpartisan publication reporting on the inner workings of government and the nexus of politics and business.
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Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.
—Brian Wong, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Fewer movies and films are getting made, and Los Angeles, once the nexus of TV and film production, is losing out not only to other states but to Canada, Great Britain, Central Europe and Australia.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Marketecture Media, a publishing and live event outfit that focuses on the nexus of media and technology, has recruited Jackelyn Keller to serve as chief commercial officer as the company looks to scale its business events and content operations.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Whilst the Yangtze River Delta has become the nexus of full-stack, frontier generative AI models, Shenzhen is racing ahead as the powerhouse of China’s embodied AI and hardware efforts.
—Brian Wong, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Fewer movies and films are getting made, and Los Angeles, once the nexus of TV and film production, is losing out not only to other states but to Canada, Great Britain, Central Europe and Australia.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Marketecture Media, a publishing and live event outfit that focuses on the nexus of media and technology, has recruited Jackelyn Keller to serve as chief commercial officer as the company looks to scale its business events and content operations.
—William Earl, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nexus
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Now, his family is suing the restaurant chain, as well as the manufacturer that supplied the raw ground beef kofta.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Archer is scaling for the mega sporting event and attempting to build an operational hub for the area's impending air taxi network.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Key sequences from the show—like a cruising scene in a hotel gym—are reproduced, efficiently, using basic props.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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For the sequence when Carol frantically drives away from the hospital, Adams designed a new system with an LED screen that went on front of the truck with a cap on top, so all the light when Carol is driving comes exclusively from the LED screen.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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At the center of the case was Gavin Arvizo, a then-15-year-old cancer survivor from Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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An employee has died at the United States Postal Service's metro Atlanta distribution center, officials have confirmed with CBS News Atlanta.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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The story, set in rural California in the 1990s, opens as seventeen-year-old Cal finds the body of his high school classmate, Nora, lying across the train tracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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That includes a brisk walk to the train, cycling a commute, an active school drop-off, stairs at the start of the workday or a short bodyweight routine at home.—
Allison Palmer
June 1,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2026
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Don’t Count on It Computex is a mecca for the classic desktop PC.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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As anyone who's come within a hundred miles of the city will tell you, Nashville is a live-music mecca, overflowing with boot-stomping, fiddle-playing entertainment.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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There’s a chance that the aurora borealis will appear in the sky above Idaho’s capital city on Thursday, June 4, according to the National Weather Service.—
Darin Oswald,
Idaho Statesman,
5 June 2026
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Amsterdam was once widely treated as the gay capital of Europe, with a lively scene around Reguliersdwarsstraat that turned the city into an international hub in the late twentieth century.—
Jurriaan Teulings,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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While the run business resonated with shoppers, the company’s campaign for its core yoga product didn’t live up to expectations.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Other major areas in the district include Galt, Elk Grove and several capital region neighborhoods including Campus Commons, Oak Park, south Sacramento and the city’s downtown core.—
Mathew Miranda
June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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“Nexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nexus. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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