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
  • If that happens, that whole paradigm in terms of the telcos and providing the subsidies changes.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The iPhone Duo, Apple's first folding iPhone, will challenge you with a new paradigm.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of paradigm
Noun
  • Further instances of moderate flooding are likely during Monday’s high tides and a similar rhythm of issues will continue through at least midweek.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond that particular case, the suit says, the agents and analysts had a diversity of career experience, including expertise in the counterintelligence threat from Iran and instances of helping recover American hostages held abroad.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of instance
Noun
  • Both examples demonstrate how local champions and an existing source of funding can help turn a lifesaving idea into reality.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As usual, most of the homes are located in North America, but our roundup also includes examples from Europe and Australia.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of example
Noun
  • Moreover, a broad cross section of the Israeli public asserts that Palestinians are not interested in compromise or peace.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The men are a Chaucerian cross section—a contractor, a bureaucrat, a writer, and a doctor—brought together on a cold night in a train station’s waiting room.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of cross section
Noun
  • Not wanting a didactic feel, Ebenstein eschewed labels for the art, artifacts, masks, toys, skeletal and wet specimens, wax scientific models, devotional objects, vintage taxidermy and books.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Following his death in 1924, the Natural History Museum acquired more than 1,000 specimens from his collection, including the skull fragment.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of specimen
Noun
  • But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that comes down to, again, the randomness that's part of small sample sizes.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of sample
Noun
  • The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister An eerie fable that seems to take place across and outside of time, The Bog Wife is already a classic of the modern bog-core genre.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Its Lotus and Talisman collections, alongside solitaires and diamond classics, are being developed as recognizable signatures that can be worn, layered and collected over time.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of classic
Noun
  • The airborne spectacle was a prototype demonstration, not a test of a production-ready vehicle.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The concept of flying cars has been around almost as long as motor vehicles themselves, with American aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss debuting the first flying car prototype in 1917.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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