locus
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Synonyms for locus
Synonyms
axis, base, capital, center, central, core, cynosure, epicenter, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat
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This is the locus of the distrust toward the rich that has built within the Democratic Party post-recession, the underlying suspicion behind the rise of millennial socialism and its superstars like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Yorker, "Tom Steyer, the Democrats’ Billionaire for the People?," 14 July 2019 Organizers deliberately did not create a central locus for the protests, which prevented the authorities from being able to directly grapple head-on with the movement, as protestors milled around the small city in constant and fluid procession. — Tom Ball, The New Republic, "How to Stage a Successful Revolution," 1 July 2019 One tension is that since the Industrial Revolution the world has had an anchor point in terms of the locus and spread of globalization (Britain in the nineteenth century and the United States in the twentieth century). — K.n.c., The Economist, "Globalisation is dead and we need to invent a world order," 28 June 2019 Even so, angry residents and pedestrian advocates seized upon the mayor’s morning routine of driving to the Prospect Park Y on 9th Street — a reliable locus for impromptu protest — to demonstrate on Tuesday for changes to the street to calm traffic. — J. David Goodman, New York Times, "For de Blasio, Crash That Killed 2 Children Strikes Close to Home," 6 Mar. 2018 The notion that indigenous life was perfect and Western culture is the locus of all evil is as absurd as white supremacy. — Alejandro Bermudez, WSJ, "Catholics Against Columbus," 24 Jan. 2019 The choice of a church or temple as the locus for the shooting made the act more than just an incident of personal hatred. — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "An assailant killed at least 11 at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.," 27 Oct. 2018 Washington, after all, has been the locus of loud, angry, even anguished debate on a daily basis since the earthquake of the 2016 presidential election. — Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, "The New Kind of Fury Unleashed by the Kavanaugh Fight," 27 Sep. 2018 Jeffree Star and his ex-friends, explained The locus of this drama is an ongoing conflict between beauty guru and business exec Jeffree Star and some of his former friends: Laura Lee, Manny MUA (MUA is an acronym for makeup artist), a.k.a. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "Laura Lee, Jeffree Star, and the racism scandal upending the YouTube beauty community, explained," 28 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'locus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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