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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 is because Neptune’s magnetic field has an odd orientation, which Voyager 2 revealed is tilted by 47 degrees relative to the planet’s axis of rotation.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Neptune's magnetic field is tilted by 47 degrees off of the planet's axis of rotation—meaning that the field lines along which the solar wind is channeled meet the atmosphere in a different place to those here on Earth.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Notice that the two series in the chart relate to different vertical axes.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
That growing axis has real consequences for Israel.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Neptune's magnetic field is tilted by 47 degrees off of the planet's axis of rotation—meaning that the field lines along which the solar wind is channeled meet the atmosphere in a different place to those here on Earth.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Notice that the two series in the chart relate to different vertical axes.
—Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
That growing axis has real consequences for Israel.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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The move comes on the heels of massive changes at the center, as President Trump fired the president and chairman in early February.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Colorado went just 13-12 over two seasons with Sanders under center, and failed to win a bowl game or compete for a conference title.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Americans are divided on that topic, with 55% saying historical figures that supported the confederacy and racial segregation should not be memorialized in a June 2024 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Men were the representatives of their clans and nations in the Haudenosaunee council, which made decisions for the confederacy as a whole.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Nov. 2024
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The Charlotte City Council approved an $89 million plan in 2023 to build a new underground bus hub at the site of the current transit center.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Cerrado is governed by much laxer environmental laws than the Amazon, and has become a major hub for soybean production.—
Sarah Sax,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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SkyTeam updates lounge access rules One of the three major alliances, SkyTeam has updated its lounge access rules for many of its member airlines and airports.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Some may have felt your intimate needs were not being met or that there’s been a need for revision around trust, vulnerability and alliances.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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On the other side of the Nile, which runs through the capital, Babakir Khalid, 2 months old, gasped for breath.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The pilot eventually managed to land the airplane outside Belize City after being forced to circle the airspace between northern Belize and the capital.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Thursday's ruling by Hollander was in response to a case brought against DOGE by a coalition of labor unions and retirees who argued giving the new body access to Social Security data breached privacy and was a security risk.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Now Knight oversees a team of 13 mostly remote workers from a small office on Orange Avenue, setting the priorities for the group confronting some of the state’s biggest challenges — and advocating for its findings alongside a coalition of organizations across the state.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2025
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There’s no shortage of wealth moving to Frankfurt, either, with the German city capitalizing on London’s tarnished reputation as a money-making mecca since Brexit.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Neales described the Smoke Freaks headquarters as a mecca for barbecuing, grilling and smoking with 24 different pieces of equipment, from a big Texas offset smoker to 55-gallon metal drums.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lawsuits filed by teachers unions and civil liberties groups also had some early success.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Harvard’s faculty union and the American Association of University Professors have filed suit against the government’s review of a total of $9 billion in funding.—
Sarah Blomeley,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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