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Recent Examples of capital
Noun
Critics say its location is meant to prevent the establishment of a contiguous future Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Jordana Miller, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025 Korean Air confirmed in an email to USA TODAY that the flight was headed to Incheon International Airport, which serves Seoul, the nation's capital. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Qatar and allies criticized the attack Qatar's government swiftly denounced the Israeli strike in its capital. Daniel Estrin, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025 During the festival, which runs Nov. 13-23 in the Dutch capital, de Sousa Dias will participate in the centerpiece Talk of the 2025 edition of IDFA. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capital
Noun
  • But the center’s allegations are of another type.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Do Now For users who still had assets in the wallet on July 7, the options are limited.
    Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The thing is, rarely (if at all) have the Norwegians had assets as elite and deadly as Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Tribhuvan International Airport, the country's main international airport, was also shut down due to smoke in the area.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Harry Dean Stanton is excellent.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Moisture recovery ranged from good to excellent, with morning relative humidity levels between 55% and 88%.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the attacker re-aggravated his hamstring at the club’s training hub in Rush Green.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Picton Prince Edward County’s largest town, Picton, serves as a central hub for shops, galleries, and accommodations, including The Royal hotel and Slickers County Ice Cream.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.
    David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This will lead to market meltdowns and cascading economic hardship as global wealth implodes.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet his work does demand greater attention.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Europe staged one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history, winning eight matches and halving another to clinch the Cup by half a point.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ross, who’s busy trying to build West Palm Beach into a mecca, could have spoken up during the offseason when his friends assuredly told him that Miami’s cornerback group was delinquently inadequate.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capital. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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