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 meetings appeared to produce no substantial breakthrough on ending the fighting, and both countries resumed their deadly air war after a weekend truce in their capitals for the American visitors. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Russia and Ukraine had agreed to pause attacks on each other’s capitals for the duration of the weekend of diplomacy, which came after months without significant progress toward resolution. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 The meetings appeared to produce no significant breakthrough that might soon end the fighting, and both countries resumed their deadly air war Tuesday after a brief weekend truce in their capitals for the American visitors. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Any list of entertainment capitals has to include Hollywood, and while Los Angeles has been a sports capital for decades, the arrow is still pointing upward. — Lev Akabas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Flavors of the Mediterranean On a Princess cruise to Italy, Turkey, and Greece, discover the classical capitals of Rome and Athens along with the captivating Greek Isles. — Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026 Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to hold off on aerial attacks on each other’s capitals to enable the visits over the weekend, bringing a brief respite in the cities, though no broader ceasefire is in place. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Russia and Ukraine continue to exchange fire Putin and Zelenskyy had agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks take place. — Samya Kullab, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026 For a brand with more than 700 points of sale, the next stage of growth is not about adding more stores in the usual fashion capitals. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitals

Noun

Washington can’t stop talking about AI doom scenarios and the public backlash to data centers — but around the world, sentiment toward the fast-moving technology is much more nuanced.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The team has already constructed a working proof-of-concept that measures magnetic fields by reading the spin states of the NV centers.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of centers

Noun

The goal is to spread out the incoming traffic and economic stimulus beyond the major hubs and peak tourist seasons of July and August.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
While there are other logistics hubs in the region, Bahrain was a key option before the war began.

— Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hubs

Noun

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
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

Definition of meccas

Noun

To Longwell, such statements suggest that voters don’t want politicians to force them to choose between their hearts and their fears.

— Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Previous research in the field had used blood pressure and heart rate to infer how well hearts were functioning.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hearts

Noun

Today, scientists understand cosmic rays as fast-moving nuclei – the heavy centers of atoms – from mostly hydrogen.

— Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
The radiation from supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies, called active galactic nuclei, are generally credited with helping to ionize gas that later forms stars.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026