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cynosure

[sahy-nuh-shoor, sin-uh-] / ˈsaɪ nəˌʃʊər, ˈsɪn ə- /










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While Jolyon is a central character in “The Forsytes,” Soames’ inner conflict is Galsworthy’s cynosure: He’s a man who prizes acquisition and possession to the extent that he cannot love.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

From these beginnings, the Voice grew into a cynosure of the counterculture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

DOM is in a spacious underground room, with a glowing bar done in striated honey onyx as its cynosure.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

I no longer know the d.j.s in most places, and New York now lacks the spirited and cohesive night-club scene of our youth, but the d.j. is still the cynosure where clubs do exist.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 19, 1996

By this time the sport was the cynosure of a good many pairs of eyes.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.




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