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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
Moto made a big to-do about its double-axis stainless steel teardrop hinge.
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Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Birds tend to migrate along a north-south axis, whereas storms generally move west to east, for example.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
The pool, measuring about 2,000 feet in length and 160 feet in width, sits along the central axis of the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial to the west and the Washington Monument to the east.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The team used high-resolution satellite images taken before and after the event to reconstruct the shape and geometry of the slide, as well as its axis and direction.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
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Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
Birds tend to migrate along a north-south axis, whereas storms generally move west to east, for example.
—Marta Hill, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
The pool, measuring about 2,000 feet in length and 160 feet in width, sits along the central axis of the National Mall between the Lincoln Memorial to the west and the Washington Monument to the east.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The team used high-resolution satellite images taken before and after the event to reconstruct the shape and geometry of the slide, as well as its axis and direction.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for axis
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But Patrick Mahomes, who tore his ACL last December, is ahead of schedule and will likely be under center when these two teams square off in early November.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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The tension spilled into election issues, including accusations that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized ballots in a voter‑fraud investigation, now at the center of a legal fight with the state attorney general.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Frey, a seventh-generation basket maker, joins a long line of Wabanaki people (his tribe, the Passamaquoddy, is part of this larger confederacy) to practice the age-old craft.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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However, a pro-Union group headed toward Arizona to stop this forward movement of the confederacy.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Although based in Hong Kong—a city better known as a global trading hub than a center for jewelry artistry—Forms has positioned itself as a creative force in contemporary high jewelry.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Applied Intuition also acquired EpiSci last year to integrate its tactical AI, and forged an alliance with defense business SNC to fast-track autonomy on the battlefield.—
Rebecca Fannin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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For decades, the now-defunct alliance organized the only large-scale public commemoration in China that attracted tens of thousands annually until the event was banned in 2020 during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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At the same time, Anthropic argued that the US still holds several major advantages, including stronger chip ecosystems, leading AI companies, and broader access to capital for large-scale AI infrastructure.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
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Legislation in Louisiana seeks to address the Supreme Court ruling by scrapping a district that snakes over 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest from the capital, Baton Rouge, to Shreveport, creating a voting bloc with a majority of Black residents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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Dakota tried unsuccessfully to pursue both market-rate and affordable housing, with a coalition of investors never coming together.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The coalition of unions representing roughly 3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers accused Lieber and MTA leadership of forcing a shutdown by refusing to agree to wage increases after years without raises amid rising living costs.—
Gabriella Rudy,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Once the snow melts, the resort transforms into a downhill mountain biking mecca featuring more than 80 miles of singletrack.—
Sharael Kolberg,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Once regarded as a mecca for luxury shopping, drawing visitors from across Chicagoland to experience a level of polish few suburban malls could hope to surpass, Northbrook Court today is something akin to a retail wasteland.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Hollywood’s actors and writers unions, after winning AI protections in bargaining with studios, remain concerned about the potential misuse of the tech.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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The union did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.—
Beth Bailey,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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“Axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/axis. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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