Cornerstone and Focus

Cornerstone

Cornerstone noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Usage example: a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy

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Focus and cornerstone are semantically related in foundation topic. In some cases you can use "Focus" instead a noun "Cornerstone".

Focus noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

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Cornerstone and focus are semantically related in centre topic. Sometimes you can use "Cornerstone" instead a noun "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

emotional	emotional cornerstone	emotional focus
true	true cornerstone	true focus
large	large cornerstone	large focus
big	big cornerstone	big focus
Other adjectives: main, major, primary.

Orc-focused armies tend to put more emphasis on "Brute" while Goblin-focused armies tend to focus more on "Spammer", but cheap and effective melee units are a cornerstone of both.

Source: A Commander Is You
Beta Couple: An odd case as in a meta sense Jason/Piper and Frank/Hazel are clearly this to Official Couple Percy and Annabeth whose relationship is a cornerstone of the series and receives the most focus.

Source: Literature / The Heroes of Olympus

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