Thesaurus results for CAPITALS

capitals

noun

plural of capital

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 The story unfolds across the Icelandic archipelago of Vestmannaeyjar, and the Icelandic and Portuguese capitals of Reykjavík and Lisbon. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 July 2026 Valletta, built by the Knights of St John, is one of Europe’s finest fortified capitals. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Rather than another industry pledge, organizers positioned the coalition as a working platform where fashion capitals can test ideas, share data and develop practical solutions together. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 The same interests that shaped the federal rule will be working all 50 of those decisions – which means the talent pipeline that businesses need will be built, or blocked, in the state capitals. — Caroline Casagrande, Fortune, 6 July 2026 As Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and the other capitals of the original 13 colonies begin celebrating the 250th anniversary of their rebellion with bombs bursting in air, the president will take center stage in Washington. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 That represents a significant eyeball shift following last season’s 50-50 split between the two fashion capitals. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 1 July 2026 Both are attempting historic makeovers of their capitals, with an eye to their own legacies. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 30 June 2026 Such balancing acts play out regularly in Washington, in state capitals, and – with less fanfare, perhaps – at county and city levels, as well as within local school boards and civic organizations. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

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Noun

Data centers The biggest policy divide of the night came on a question about data centers.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Meanwhile, in another corner of the AI economy, the world's largest technology companies have committed nearly $700 billion to build data centers in 2026 alone, on top of $380 billion the year before.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of centers

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The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
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

Definition of meccas

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England went ahead of Argentina in the 55th minute of their semifinal, but Messi found another gear and set up both late goals to break England’s hearts and keep Argentina’s run alive.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguay vs Brazil, 1950 The first truly iconic World Cup final goal, breaking Brazilian hearts in the process.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of hearts

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To search for the wave signal, this team took a different approach and used the LHC to smash together two lead nuclei to create jets of particles that were back-to-back, called a dijet event.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Unlike conventional power plants, fusion aims to generate electricity by fusing light atomic nuclei, producing large amounts of energy without carbon emissions during operation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026