as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment
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Recent Examples of epicenter
The second child died Thursday at a Lubbock hospital, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral in Seminole, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The tariff crisis, by contrast, has its epicenter in Washington, and what's bad for the U.S. could end up kicking the rest of the world into a higher gear.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The epicenter of the outbreak remains in rural Gaines County, where 35 more people were infected this week.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Talent will really disperse as and when new epicenters of women’s basketball culture develop and local spending follows.
—Jordan Brenner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The tariff crisis, by contrast, has its epicenter in Washington, and what's bad for the U.S. could end up kicking the rest of the world into a higher gear.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The epicenter of the outbreak remains in rural Gaines County, where 35 more people were infected this week.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Talent will really disperse as and when new epicenters of women’s basketball culture develop and local spending follows.
—Jordan Brenner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
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Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The former Los Angeles Sparks center had Lauren after joining the Los Angeles Sparks and was candid about the challenges of being a mother and professional athlete.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The former garage is now considered the mecca of Milanese fashion.—
Meredith Lepore,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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Critics of the loophole point to Walt Disney as among the first to take advantage of it decades ago when developing its tourist mecca of resorts and theme parks near Orlando.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Charlotte City Council approved an $89 million plan in 2023 to build a new underground bus hub at the site of the current transit center.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Cerrado is governed by much laxer environmental laws than the Amazon, and has become a major hub for soybean production.—
Sarah Sax,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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On the other side of the Nile, which runs through the capital, Babakir Khalid, 2 months old, gasped for breath.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The pilot eventually managed to land the airplane outside Belize City after being forced to circle the airspace between northern Belize and the capital.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Epicenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epicenter. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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