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
For two years, Israeli jets and special forces have undertaken daring missions, striking targets once thought untouchable, with regional capitals from Doha to Tehran and Damascus bearing the scars of Netanyahu’s pledge to reshape the Middle East after the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.
—Firas Maksad, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
An economic boom in capitals like Doha, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, driven by an influx of high-net-worth residents and increased development of luxury residences and hotels, is fueling sales of collectible art and design in the region across the board.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The special interests in state capitals fight ferociously against property tax relief.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The capitals that more consistently supported southern African liberation movements, by contrast—such as Beijing, Havana, and Moscow—still enjoy a reputation in South Africa for being on the right side of history.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
The sport was invented in the 1920s in Laguna Beach, but Delaware has become one of skimming’s unofficial capitals on the East Coast.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, Senator Marco Rubio's visit to Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the widening gap between Arab capitals and Washington's ally.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Both capitals sit along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits, home to busy shipping lanes which connect the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.
—Firas Maksad, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
An economic boom in capitals like Doha, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, driven by an influx of high-net-worth residents and increased development of luxury residences and hotels, is fueling sales of collectible art and design in the region across the board.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The special interests in state capitals fight ferociously against property tax relief.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
The capitals that more consistently supported southern African liberation movements, by contrast—such as Beijing, Havana, and Moscow—still enjoy a reputation in South Africa for being on the right side of history.
—Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025
The sport was invented in the 1920s in Laguna Beach, but Delaware has become one of skimming’s unofficial capitals on the East Coast.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, Senator Marco Rubio's visit to Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underscored the widening gap between Arab capitals and Washington's ally.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitals
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Beans are often associated with South America, the Dutch have popularized the instant coffee brands Americans have become most familiar with and café culture centers on Italian espresso traditions.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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People who are unhoused often rely on area warming centers, such as the Willa Gill Services Center, and local nonprofits, to make it through the year’s coldest days.—
Sofi Zeman
October 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rapid Change Four days spent criss-crossing the Yangtze River Delta by high-speed railway to visit Chinese businesses gave an indication of the pace of change in the region that is one of the hubs of Chinese technology development.—
Matthew Tostevin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hiegel elaborated that while hubs like Northern Lights are ready to receive CO2, capture is slowed by high energy demands, complex retrofits, and market barriers.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 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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The summer pastures near Prospect Mountain feature fisheries, expansive water rights dating back to the early 1900s, and rock-climbing meccas.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Aug. 2025
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One of the Royal Film Commission’s main focuses is to host productions that can elevate the country’s profile internationally, particularly those that shoot Jordan for Jordan.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Watt and defensive lineman Cameron Heyward will be the focuses of the Patriots’ protection plan with edge-rusher Alex Highsmith (one sack, 3 QB hits last week) ruled out.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Where would our legacy live, if banned from the Internet, besides our heads and our hearts?—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron James After learning French to woo Bianca as the lovesick Cameron, Gordon-Levitt continued to steal our hearts in other film appearances, most notably the 2009 indie hit (500) Days of Summer.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These nuclei pump heat, dust, and gas into their environments, some circling in bright accretion disks, while some escape far beyond the galaxy’s edges.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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These particles, known as cosmic rays, are mostly composed of single protons, although heavier atomic nuclei, electrons, positrons (the antimatter counterpart of electrons), and neutrinos are all present as well.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Capitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitals. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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