Thesaurus results for LOCI

loci

noun

Definition of loci

plural of locus

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest an area of the Southwest that has been the locus of a number of New Agey movements

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Relevance

as in locations

the area or space occupied by or intended for something the locus of brightness occurs where the rays of sunlight converge in front of the lens

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of loci The lifetime plan includes 52 interactive micro-lessons, 11 core memory skills, 140 virtual loci, unlimited practice attempts, and a distraction-free, ad-free experience. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026 The scientists identified 79 loci, or the location of a gene on a chromosome, that qualify as risk variants. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 Market segmentation, especially demographic segmentation based on age, loci, socioeconomic status index, and household life cycle, also became frequent in market analysis. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 Humans and golden retrievers were found to share common psychiatric-cognitive-temperamental loci. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loci

Noun

City leaders initially approved a 45-day moratorium last month to give officials more time to study how large data centers could affect water, power, noise and air quality in Patterson.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Maggie’s has 27 cancer support centers around the UK and supports hundreds of thousands of people affected by cancer per year.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of centers

Noun

Parks staff and the mayor met with affected parents to discuss those impacts and are working to identify alternative practice locations while the review is completed.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Russia could emplace ground sensors in overwatch positions, but doing so would require soldiers to physically reach those locations.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of locations

Noun

Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and AI companies racing to build the power-hungry facilities needed to train and run their systems now face a collision that is increasingly visible in state capitals and local planning meetings.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Born in Trenton, Michigan, to parents who met working at a denim store, Sherman was raised in Pittsburgh, a world away from fashion’s capitals.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

Noun

Economists say events such as the Olympics may leave a larger economic footprint when host cities build transportation systems, venues or other infrastructure that residents continue using after the event ends.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Unlike the other two tournaments, the BMW Championship is the only PGA Tour event that changes venues year to year, and this year’s host is a former major championship venue.

— Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of venues

Noun

Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
There aren’t many places to hide, and radar can still spot a ship even with its transponder off.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of places

Noun

Our Walks & Treks tours are one of our most popular tour types, however tours with culinary focuses are quickly gaining popularity.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
When Eli Lilly reports on Wednesday morning, one of the main focuses will be on GLP-1 sales in international markets.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of foci

Noun

Titan’s nitrogen-rich atmosphere is four times denser than Earth’s, allowing the car-sized Dragonfly drone’s eight rotors to easily fly between promising landing sites every Titan day (16 Earth days) to collect and study samples.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Ukraine has been significantly expanding its long-range strikes deep into Russia in recent months, with prime targets including urban centers, fuel processing facilities, logistics hubs and military sites.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026