as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
during the 1980s Silicon Valley became the capital of the computer industry
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Recent Examples of capitals
That is why Trump’s December warning to the Iranian regime, reinforced by recent actions in Venezuela and unfolding events inside Iran itself, should resonate powerfully in Tehran and other capitals that threaten US interests.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Its overthrow will not come from outside Iran, nor will it be delivered by the will of foreign capitals.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Location and accessibility Istanbul is reachable from most European capitals in three to four hours, often with multiple direct flights per day.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Those artists never stopped creating scenes that captured the vibrancy—and sometimes the more grotesque side too—of places that remain world capitals today.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
The demand for creative craft cocktails reflects the city's quiet climb to one of the world's cocktail capitals, with bars regularly pulling in accolades and awards.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
While European fashion capitals convert runway weeks into measurable economic engines—hotels booked, restaurants thriving, city tours sold out—Lagos stages brilliance, then sends everyone home.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Milan, the country's second biggest city, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy and one of the fashion capitals of the world.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Plus, trains are the greenest choice; a sustainability study by Eurostar (not a night train but by far the best way to travel between Paris and London) found that carbon emissions for trips between the two capitals were a whopping 97 percent lower by train than by plane.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Its overthrow will not come from outside Iran, nor will it be delivered by the will of foreign capitals.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Location and accessibility Istanbul is reachable from most European capitals in three to four hours, often with multiple direct flights per day.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Those artists never stopped creating scenes that captured the vibrancy—and sometimes the more grotesque side too—of places that remain world capitals today.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
The demand for creative craft cocktails reflects the city's quiet climb to one of the world's cocktail capitals, with bars regularly pulling in accolades and awards.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
While European fashion capitals convert runway weeks into measurable economic engines—hotels booked, restaurants thriving, city tours sold out—Lagos stages brilliance, then sends everyone home.
—Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Milan, the country's second biggest city, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy and one of the fashion capitals of the world.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Plus, trains are the greenest choice; a sustainability study by Eurostar (not a night train but by far the best way to travel between Paris and London) found that carbon emissions for trips between the two capitals were a whopping 97 percent lower by train than by plane.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitals
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One of Actum’s largest clients is AltaMed Health Services Corporation, a federally-qualified network of community health centers in Los Angeles.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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This could be achieved by, for example, targeting presidential offices, military headquarters, key data centers, and other telecommunications hubs.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Reliability, flexibility, and fast, on time delivery guide development, with specifications tailored to local markets and customers, from last mile hubs and national distribution to cold storage, production facilities, and data centres.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the three recent transactions point to pockets of strength in the South Bay apartment sector, some residential hubs are struggling beneath the weight of financial setbacks.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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Cyril took the court with two primary focuses — more poise and less emotion — and turned in his best performance of the season.—
Olivia Sayer,
AJC.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Because Los Gatos and Saratoga are both in high wildfire risk zones, Page also highlighted fire preparation was one of his focuses for the year.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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My message this week is about not letting our hearts be troubled, and Jesus is the way.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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In experiments designed to detect heavy dark matter, scientists typically look for small vibrations or signals produced when particles collide with atoms or nuclei in a detector.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Jan. 2026
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When that bursts, the chromosome is made vulnerable to nucleuses — enzymes that can break DNA apart.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Capitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitals. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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