Thesaurus results for AXIS

axis

noun

ˈak-səs

Definition of axis

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 The president said that Russia’s principal objective remained the Konstantynivka-Sloviansk-Kramatorsk axis and that Moscow was still demanding Ukraine withdraw from the eastern Donbas region as a condition for a settlement. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 In the longer-term there may be a shift in Iranian priorities away from the axis of resistance that to an extent relied on non-state groups such as Hezbollah, the Houthis and allied militia in Iraq. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The results showed that the collagen fibrils and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles orient themselves along the tusk’s longitudinal axis, so there is a consistently high degree of anisotropy at all scales. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 With one axis tilted to align with Polaris, the North Star (in the Northern Hemisphere), an EQ mount hence moves in sync with Earth’s rotation. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for axis

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Noun

Patterson, who turns 27 on Tuesday, has experience at guard and center, and the 49ers needed a backup at both spots considering Toth’s lingering concussion symptoms.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
These counties have no hospitals or birth centers providing obstetric care, and no obstetric clinician.

— Kayley Corley, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026

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July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
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.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of confederacy

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Days later, the governors of Texas and Pennsylvania – both of whom celebrated data center projects last year – announced new restrictions on the computing hubs.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Thanks to the Romanian government’s encouragement of IT, the country became something of an outsourcing hub, with a plentiful supply of engineers.

— Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of hub

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In June, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that artificial intelligence was fundamentally transforming offensive and defensive cyber capabilities and described the timeline not in years, but months.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
LibertyWorks has worked on high-temperature materials and propulsion for decades and is supported by a $75 million, 10-year alliance with Purdue University.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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Drivers in the Iranian capital of Tehran are experiencing long lines at gas stations and temporary fuel shortages, according to Iranian news agencies, although authorities have insisted the overall fuel supply chain remains stable.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The precedent for what happens when that capital moves quickly is March 2020, when a rapid unwind of leveraged positions contributed to a breakdown of Treasury-market liquidity severe enough to require Federal Reserve intervention.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of capital

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The changes are detailed in a press release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who led a coalition of 50 states and territories and the District of Columbia that settled with Meta.

— Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
More than symbolic Supporters of the bill — which include a statewide coalition of Jewish community and advocacy organizations — say the distinction is more than symbolic.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of coalition

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The barbecue mecca in Caldwell County is home to around 18,000 people and roughly a half-hour drive from south Austin, traffic depending.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
The popular theatre was a cultural mecca that drew thousands to its operas, ballets and other public events, and hosted legendary greats including Maria Callas and Franco Zeffirelli.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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