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
While European fashion capitals convert runway weeks into measurable economic engines—hotels booked, restaurants thriving, city tours sold out—Lagos stages brilliance, then sends everyone home.
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Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Milan, the country's second biggest city, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy and one of the fashion capitals of the world.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Clearly there’s a comedy scene there, but New York and Los Angeles are considered the de facto capitals.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Plus, trains are the greenest choice; a sustainability study by Eurostar (not a night train but by far the best way to travel between Paris and London) found that carbon emissions for trips between the two capitals were a whopping 97 percent lower by train than by plane.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
By September, the Soviets had lost not only all the territorial gains of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Germany, including the Baltic states, Moldavia, and western parts of Ukraine and Belarus, but also the capitals of those two republics, first Minsk and then Kyiv.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
It is meant to be spent with existing other capitals.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The hardening public mood in both capitals reinforces hawkish instincts.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
For example, applicants from Afghanistan would largely need to apply in Islamabad, Pakistan, and those from Russia would need to apply from the capitals of Poland, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
Milan, the country's second biggest city, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy and one of the fashion capitals of the world.
—Laura Saravia, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Clearly there’s a comedy scene there, but New York and Los Angeles are considered the de facto capitals.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Plus, trains are the greenest choice; a sustainability study by Eurostar (not a night train but by far the best way to travel between Paris and London) found that carbon emissions for trips between the two capitals were a whopping 97 percent lower by train than by plane.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
By September, the Soviets had lost not only all the territorial gains of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with Germany, including the Baltic states, Moldavia, and western parts of Ukraine and Belarus, but also the capitals of those two republics, first Minsk and then Kyiv.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
It is meant to be spent with existing other capitals.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The hardening public mood in both capitals reinforces hawkish instincts.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
For example, applicants from Afghanistan would largely need to apply in Islamabad, Pakistan, and those from Russia would need to apply from the capitals of Poland, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitals
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Roughly half of the nation’s major air traffic control centers are experiencing staff shortages, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News.—
Chase Jordan
Updated November 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over the past four days, Indianapolis had a larger share of departing flights canceled compared to several busier airport hubs, including Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to data analyzed by USA Today.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
10 Nov. 2025
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Major hubs seeing the most disruption include Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Miami, and San Francisco, and in some of the nation's biggest city airports, including those in New York, Houston and Chicago.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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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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One of those new focuses will include partnering with hotels in markets where short-term rentals are falling short of customer demand, Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky told analysts on a call Thursday.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Deliver Me from Nowhere focuses on Bruce Springsteen in the midst of a depressive episode, struggling to create something meaningful and finite, while suicidal ideation plays discordant sounds in his head.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Gizmo’s incredible adoption story has certainly melted hearts online after Neveux documented her journey on TikTok (@saviiirose).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Our hearts are with the family, friends, and fellow crew members grieving this unimaginable loss.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Fission splits the nuclei of atoms to create power while fusion causes hydrogen nuclei to collide and fuse into helium atoms that release incredible amounts of energy — essentially replicating the power of the sun.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, the nuclei of some atoms of hydrogen feature one proton and one neutron, too.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Capitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitals. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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