as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
a city that likes to regard itself as the nation's navel of art and culture
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of navel
Also look for screwworm larvae (maggots) and eggs in or around body openings, such as the nose, ears, and genitalia, or the navel of newborn animals.
—
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Stay here for several breaths, sending the tailbone high, gazing toward the navel, and pressing your heels gently toward the mat.
—Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Her penchant for navel-revealing tops?
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for navel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for navel
Noun
-
It’ll be deployed to Google DeepMind and Hyundai’s Robotics Metaplant Applications center in the coming months, and additional customers will adopt it in early 2027.—
-
This path begins with choosing leaders who will put principle over politics and ideology, with a promise to focus on the middle class as the center of every policy.—
Noun
-
Though Andrea was found guilty of capital murder in 2002, her conviction was reversed.—
-
And investments are only expected to grow, with Goldman Sachs reporting that AI companies are estimated to invest more than $500 billion in capital expenditures this year.—
Noun
-
Food hubs can increase local food access by aggregating food products from small to mid-sized farms and distributing them to underserved communities, schools, hospitals and retail stores.—
-
The flight originated in Alexandria, Louisiana, home to the largest deportation hub in the United States, then made a stop in Atlanta, and continued south to Tapachula, according to ICE Flight Monitor, which tracks ICE flight data on behalf of Human Rights First, an advocacy group.—
Noun
-
Frequenting some of the city’s smaller concert venues that help Chicago thrive as a live-music mecca.—
-
Furano, Japan Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands, is a powder mecca.—
Noun
-
Kipling City Pack Backpack Pocket space is at the very heart of this backpack’s design, which has over five different compartments on the interior and exterior.—
-
What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
Noun
-
The main focus of the episode, of course, is following up on the Ken Tucker lead from Steven Droyco.—
-
The Body Book for Older Girls, food, nutrition, exercise, and weight are a major focus from the very first page.—
Noun
-
And keep your in-flight essentials like headphones, sleep mask, e-reader, and other tech tools together in your personal item that stays with you at the seat rather than in the overhead bin.—
-
The video shows a man call security on a group of women sitting behind him in orchestra seats at the Winter Garden Theatre.—
Noun
-
For me, this means quickly going over them with acetone and then applying a base coat, two color coats, and a top coat.—
-
And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.—
Cite this Entry
“Navel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navel. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share