locus classicus

noun

Definition of locus classicusnext
as in paradigm

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  1. paradigm
  2. instance
  3. example
  4. cross section
  5. specimen
  6. sample
  7. classic
  8. prototype
Noun
  • The price of these franchises demands operating with that paradigm and thus lures those who see growth like hammers see nails.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In doing so, NYCG can create a paradigm-shifting model, providing a blueprint for how FAM could be embedded within future grocery stores and replicated nationwide.
    — Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of paradigm
Noun
  • There have been scattered instances of athletes returning to their previous school for the extra season, including two LSU women’s soccer players who are part of the case.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Even instances of heckling at games – over performance on the court – felt good-natured, rather than insulting.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of instance
Noun
  • There are already examples in other sports of athletes moving between professional and college systems without producing the same alarm.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • CrowdStrike offered another example of AI becoming a tailwind rather than a threat.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of example
Noun
  • Twelve other experts from a cross section of relevant fields including public health, pulmonology, and critical care joined this group to think together about how to galvanize new solutions.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The charities represent a cross section of ideologies and missions — left- and right-leaning, foreign and domestic, media, religious, humanitarian.
    — Ellis Simani, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cross section
Noun
  • Eventually, one junior scientist had the courage to analyze the specimens.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Prior to the 1830s, the plant specimens curated at private herbariums were few in number.
    — Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of specimen
Noun
  • On their 30th anniversary in business the couple spoke with The Bee about their start in Sacramento and how Marlene Goetzeler would offer free samples to people waiting in their cars for the freight train to pass at the nearby crossing.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sample
Noun
  • That superlative in this cult classic goes to Tim Curry, who's delightfully fiendish as the devilishly monstrous Darkness.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The smashburger was the same as always, juicy and full of cheese, and the dill and pickle in the Caesar salad brought a bright and refreshing twist to the classic.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of classic
Noun
  • Engineers have assembled a prototype air-cooling rig to test the passive safety systems.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Commercial platforms, logical qubits, error-correction techniques, quantum sensing systems, networking prototypes, photonic architectures, and hybrid quantum-classical systems are moving from theory to more practical use.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prototype
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“Locus classicus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locus%20classicus. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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