LOCUS CLASSICUS Synonyms: 19 Similar Words

locus classicus

noun

Definition of locus classicus

as in paradigm

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Noun

That requires breaking out of the paradigm of a list of TV channels, which Oestlien has been attempting for a decade.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The paradigm actually utilizes data loss and environmental decoherence to identify the most optimal computational solutions.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 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

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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

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Everyone appreciated having access to writing samples, but two participants wanted additional context around each example.

— Jehan Lalkaka, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
However, the real science will begin when future Artemis astronauts bring back new lunar samples from deeper beneath the surface over the coming years.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sample

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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

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