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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged
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as in confederacy
an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection
an axis of previously nonaligned nations
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Recent Examples of axis
This axis also straddles two of the countries with the most muscular production and VFX tax incentives in Europe.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Its baton-style body fits comfortably in the hand, and features a three-axis gimbal, brushless motors, and gyros to keep the camera steady and level, even as your hand bounces around.
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Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
The secret to this climatic pendulum lies in Earth’s precession—that is, the wobble on its axis that completes a cycle roughly every 26,000 years (see also Milankovitch cycles).
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Its entire sensor architecture exists to model the HPO axis—the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian system, the hormonal feedback loop that governs nearly every dimension of female physiology.
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Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for axis
John Hopewell,
Variety,
23 June 2026
Its baton-style body fits comfortably in the hand, and features a three-axis gimbal, brushless motors, and gyros to keep the camera steady and level, even as your hand bounces around.
—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
The secret to this climatic pendulum lies in Earth’s precession—that is, the wobble on its axis that completes a cycle roughly every 26,000 years (see also Milankovitch cycles).
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Its entire sensor architecture exists to model the HPO axis—the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian system, the hormonal feedback loop that governs nearly every dimension of female physiology.
—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for axis
Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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All that was missing from the game was a rusty shiv in the center circle.
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The headstone, a memorial to texans who served the confederacy, was erected in 1964, which is to say the state missed the hundred-year anniversary of the battle itself but did remember to put it up in the year that Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.
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And the citizenship question, the birthright-citizenship question, is part of that effort to federalize power such that a confederacy, a secession or anything like it, could never happen again.
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!
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If a robot starts patrolling your local garage, mall, park or transit hub, do not get distracted by the cool tech factor.
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The most advanced artificial intelligence models are improving quickly enough to outsmart prevailing cybersecurity know-how within months, the Five Eyes spy agency alliance has warned.
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As Miranda works to protect the magazine's influence, old alliances and rivalries are tested, putting Andy in the middle of another complicated chapter in her career.
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The action required is not cultural goodwill but actual capital, flowing from institutions, from investors, and from women with wealth toward the work of building these tables.
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Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.
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Even if polls point to a majority, a potential coalition spanning left, right, center and Arab parties would face real difficulty forming a government – and keeping it together.
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What is needed now is a deliberate consolidation of overlapping groups into effective coalitions, accompanied by rigorous tracking of donors and their commitments.
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The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.
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This was true throughout the neighborhood, which established itself this month as a secondary mecca for Knicks fans.
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The union behind the initiative — the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West — says the measure is critical for stemming the budgetary bleeding from recent federal cuts to healthcare.
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The police union also said there was no indication that the shooting was related to ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026 festivities downtown.
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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