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
In the years following, Beijing funded or armed fellow communists in Vietnam, North Korea, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia, causing panic in Washington and other Western capitals as the ideological struggles of the Cold War rippled across Asia.
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Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Russia built this advantage on scale, geography, and a decade of deliberate investment in markets Western capitals largely ignored.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Location can be one of the biggest cost drivers in Europe, especially where demand is consistently high, from major capitals to coastal resort towns.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
Almost nobody in the two capitals is attempting to disaggregate some of these issues and thereby make tensions more manageable.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Travelers who learn a foreign language abroad also frequently report forming lasting friendships with locals, an outcome that’s harder to come by on a checklist tour of major capitals.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Philadelphia and the other colonial capitals supported competing publications, exposing citizens to sharply different political arguments.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The world’s first boardwalk opened here in 1870, and by the early 20th century, Atlantic City had become one of America’s great leisure capitals, home to grand seaside hotels, beauty pageants, and supper clubs, frequented by legendary performers like Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and The Beatles.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Miami is one of today’s great cultural capitals, with an energy and creative spirit that resonate deeply with our Maison.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Russia built this advantage on scale, geography, and a decade of deliberate investment in markets Western capitals largely ignored.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Location can be one of the biggest cost drivers in Europe, especially where demand is consistently high, from major capitals to coastal resort towns.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2026
Almost nobody in the two capitals is attempting to disaggregate some of these issues and thereby make tensions more manageable.
—Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Travelers who learn a foreign language abroad also frequently report forming lasting friendships with locals, an outcome that’s harder to come by on a checklist tour of major capitals.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Philadelphia and the other colonial capitals supported competing publications, exposing citizens to sharply different political arguments.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 May 2026
The world’s first boardwalk opened here in 1870, and by the early 20th century, Atlantic City had become one of America’s great leisure capitals, home to grand seaside hotels, beauty pageants, and supper clubs, frequented by legendary performers like Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and The Beatles.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
Miami is one of today’s great cultural capitals, with an energy and creative spirit that resonate deeply with our Maison.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitals
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The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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SoftBank’s initial investment plans to deliver data centers in Dunkirk, Bosquel and Bouchain.—
Benoit Berthelot,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Playing catch-up, Target has built three new distribution hubs in the past four years to replace the capacity third-party partners previously provided.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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In the middle depth of the battlespace, Ukrainian strike systems are reaching logistics nodes, command posts, transportation hubs, and air defense batteries far behind the front, forcing Russia to push supplies and units farther from Ukrainian positions.—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 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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Ugarte said one of his key focuses, if elected, would be to address environmental inequities and lack of reliable public transportation in the district.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Beachwear, resortwear, prêt-à-porter, fashion jewelry, bags, accessories, eyewear, footwear and childrenswear are the main focuses at the trade event.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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For families The hotel has a kids club with supervised activities so that parents can dine, have spa treatments or shop to their hearts’ content.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Our hearts go out to Joe's family, friends and the generations of neighbors who loved him.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Researchers revealed that a radiofrequency pulse is then applied, briefly knocking the nuclei out of alignment.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Capitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitals. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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