epicenter
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axis, base, capital, center, central, core, cynosure, eye, focus, ground zero, heart, hub, locus, mecca, navel, nerve center, nexus, nucleus, omphalos, seat
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Boulder had become one of the epicenters for anti-Vietnam War protests, and students-vs.-military tension on campuses ramped up significantly after the shootings at Kent State in 1970. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Why renewal of CU Buffs-Air Force football game “should’ve been done a long time ago”," 13 Sep. 2019 Shopping: Cheryl Pesce at Crosstown Arts Memphis is invested in the arts and one of their most significant projects is the Crosstown Arts, an epicenter of culture and entrepreneurship. — Brittney Oliver, Essence, "Black City Guide: 72 Hours in Memphis," 9 Sep. 2019 When Chris Larson and Kriss Zulkosky say St. Paul’s East Side has all the key ingredients to be the next epicenter of the city’s arts scene, the husband-and-wife arts patrons aren’t exactly being tongue in cheek. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Husband-and-wife studio owners call St. Paul’s Payne Avenue, East Side the next arts hub," 6 Sep. 2019 South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is focusing fresh attention on a sweeping mental health plan as the candidate looks to connect with primary voters in New Hampshire, one of the epicenters of the opioid crisis over the past few years. — Fox News, "Buttigieg focus on mental health resonating in New Hampshire," 4 Sep. 2019 School and church were the epicenters of the community. — al, "UNA’s first black student (and newest board of trustees member) reflects on historic role," 29 July 2019 In addition to the EPA rules, PES Energy's 2018 bankruptcy filing cited a competitive disadvantage caused by its long distance from West Texas, the epicenter of the US shale oil boom. — Matt Egan, CNN, "Philadelphia refinery goes bankrupt after fire. It's the second bankruptcy in 1.5 years," 22 July 2019 Located at the Five Points intersection—literally and figuratively the epicenter of East Nashville—the Vandyke features an open-air bar that physically connects guest rooms to the buzzy neighborhood outside its doors. — Fortune, "How New Nashville Hotels Are Bucking the Airbnb Trend," 20 July 2019 But Texas — the epicenter of the U.S. oil and gas boom — tops the list list, spewing as much as 20% of the methane in the EPA's database of large emitters. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Who are the biggest U.S. methane emitters?," 30 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'epicenter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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