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What is a cynosure?

What is a cynosure? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
  2. (figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
  3. Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
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The items sold were the cynosure of art collectors from all over the world.
The cynosure on the evening in question was the American tenor who sang the part of Faust.
The elegant sculptures in bronze, white metal and ceramics were the cynosure of connoisseurs.
The towering spires, soaring vaults and sturdy columns of this Gothic church make it the cynosure of a visitor's eye.
When the Millbank building was opened in 1897, contemporary British art was the cynosure of the world.
The man, the cynosure of all eyes at the packed auditorium, spoke from the bottom of his heart.

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