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 Unlike many other capitals, where residential areas are usually found outside of the city’s main sights, here, those neighborhoods are built in and around all the sight-seeing big-hitters. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 Although Flávio retained his lead in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Lula won their capitals, Brazil’s two largest cities and reversed the first-round result in the city of Rio. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Israel has become increasingly isolated, condemned in international forums, denounced in the streets of European capitals, and regarded by many critics as a pariah state. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026 The Scene China is key to global manufacturing across a range of sectors, but foreign capitals — increasingly worried about domestic industry being hollowed out in the face of cheap, high-quality goods from the country — are cracking down. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Of all the European capitals, Rome had the highest heat death total from 2000 to 2025, according to the team's study earlier this month. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 In recent days, the movement has spread to other European capitals as well. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Moscow has also noted the prospect of French or British nuclear guarantees extending to European states and nonnuclear European capitals considering the development of nuclear options of their own. — Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026 The former is one of the world's foremost entertainment capitals, and the latter has a starving fan base and state-of-the-art venue in Climate Pledge Arena. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Lombardo expressed support for the projects backed by local communities, while Ford questioned whether the developments would benefit residents and proposed pausing tax breaks for centers.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
By entering your address, the locator will create a list of voting centers that are less than a mile away.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of centers

Noun

Prices start at $2,410 (excluding international flights, which are typically via hubs such as Paris or London).

— Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Independent Russian media outlets later reported that Ukrainian drones had targeted one of Europe’s largest oil transport hubs in Samara.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hubs

Noun

Food meccas include Pier 57 (hit Nom Wah for legendary dim sum, or LoLo’s on the Water for the fish fry) and, of course, Chelsea Market (try Miznon’s pita cheeseburger and roasted cauliflower, and Ayada’s mango sticky rice).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of meccas or meeting places for diehard fans, live sporting events try to position themselves as major cultural moments.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of meccas

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The new deployments include troops from marine and navy units as well as training centers and naval bases from Java and Lampung province.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
The chemicals contaminated groundwater near military bases, airports and other locations where the foam was used to extinguish fires.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of bases

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As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, Netflix lists improvements to monetization as one of its main focuses going forward, alongside efforts to boost entertainment value and leverage new technology.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026
One of the focuses of the collaboration is a Nutcracker Afternoon Tea debuted by The Palm Court, celebrating the beloved holiday tale.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of foci

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Ashley Padilla Padilla, who captured hearts as a star cast member of SNL this past year, made the room laugh with a toast full of jokes and references to her most notable sketches.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Patients need their daily medications and their hearts, lungs and bellies must be listened to.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearts

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Separating two magnetic signals Atoms contain several sources of magnetism, including the spins of their electrons and, in some cases, their nuclei.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Many of the heaviest elements arise only in environments where lots of free neutrons crash into atomic nuclei at great velocities.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026