Thesaurus results for LOCUS

locus

noun

ˈlō-kəs

Definition of locus

as in center

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 location

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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Recent Examples of locus Two would be a major statement about the shifting locus of power in the women’s game. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 27 June 2026 The locus of leadership and impact shifted from the top to the entire organization. — Henry De Sio, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Local communities are the best locus to determine affordability for their residents. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 Nagi is a farming village, a locus of military activity, and a place still largely in thrall to patriarchal dynamics. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for locus

Recent Examples of Synonyms for locus

Noun

Iran has issued a list of concessions the US must make in order for the vital Strait of Hormuz to be reopened, once again bringing the waterway center-stage in Tehran’s dealings with Washington.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
His early memories center on 2005’s Axis of Evil tour, during which Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Aron Kader, and Dean Obeidallah set out to contend with an American public still living under the cloud of the World Trade Center attack.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

Stagnant smoke dropped air quality this week in the Pacific Northwest until winds Thursday and Friday cleared the worst of it from western locations, like Seattle and Portland, Oregon.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Produced by Roth’s independent label The Horror Section, Ice Cream Man is being distributed by Iconic Releasing and playing at 1,700 domestic locations.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of location

Noun

The city is an important oil refining hub, home to two refineries and a petrochemical plant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of hub

Noun

The festival’s upcoming third edition will be held September 19-26 at venues throughout Chicago, including Comedy Bar, Laugh Factory, Bellagio 223, ETA Theater, and Wax Vinyl Bar.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
The Bay Area photography exhibition venue SF Camerawork is calling it quits after 52 years, the institution announced on its website yesterday.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of venue

Noun

The power company said the attack resulted in outages across the southern parts of the city, which is located about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles) west of the capital Tripoli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The 34-year-old returned to a hero’s welcome in his nation’s capital of Mogadishu following his denial of entry to the US.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of capital

Noun

Wedging herself between them, in second place, is North Carolina’s Sanchez, whose 11th goal came against her former club, Washington.

— Emily Olsen, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
That said, there’s an undeniable old-world charisma to the place that hits you like a rogue horse drawing a carriage barreling down the Rue du Rivoli.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of place

Noun

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
The long-standing problem is that Skid Row is both a social service center and a mecca of drugs and other vices, with traps on every block.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of mecca

Noun

The property may be sold to David Weekley Homes, a developer looking to build 220 new homes on the site of the current mobile home community.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Risk rises when QACs are used frequently, such as in daycares, gyms, nursing homes, schools, hospitals, offices and industrial sites.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026