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
Climate politics may be stalled in some national capitals.
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Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Demonstrations were being held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta to many European capitals and cities across the United States.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Demonstrations were held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta, Indonesia, to many European capitals.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Demonstrations were being held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta to many European capitals and cities across the United States.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
That should be an alarm bell for African capitals.
—Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Iran responded quickly, hitting infrastructure across Gulf capitals and throwing the region, and millions of barrels of oil, into chaos.
—Emma Graham,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Indigenous artists and collectives who live in rural communities—far from the capitals, far from art-world infrastructure—and who contend daily with continuing forms of colonial dispossession have to perform multiple acts of translation before their work reaches the museum.
—María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
All these data points describe physical and financial capitals, vital for a city’s success, yes, but not foundational.
—Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Demonstrations were being held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta to many European capitals and cities across the United States.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Demonstrations were held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta, Indonesia, to many European capitals.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Demonstrations were being held from Seoul, Sydney and Jakarta to many European capitals and cities across the United States.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
That should be an alarm bell for African capitals.
—Judd Devermont, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Iran responded quickly, hitting infrastructure across Gulf capitals and throwing the region, and millions of barrels of oil, into chaos.
—Emma Graham,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
Indigenous artists and collectives who live in rural communities—far from the capitals, far from art-world infrastructure—and who contend daily with continuing forms of colonial dispossession have to perform multiple acts of translation before their work reaches the museum.
—María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
All these data points describe physical and financial capitals, vital for a city’s success, yes, but not foundational.
—Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitals
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That includes homeless shelters, food pantries, group homes for those with developmental disabilities and substance abuse treatment centers, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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According to Israeli campaign group Peace Now, 2025 saw record settlement expansion, further isolating Palestinian population centers.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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While the travel-size bottles are not sold at major retailers, they could have been purchased at convenience stores or travel hubs, like airports or bodegas, between September 2024 and April 2026, the CPSC said.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Naoshima is one of several art hubs in Setouchi, an archipelago made up of thousands of islands scattered across the Seto Inland Sea.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 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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In its announcement Thursday, the Lucas has revealed the thematic compositions of the majority of these galleries, which range from focuses on specific artists to medium-specific hangs.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Running April 23-May 3, the Canary Islands event returns with more than 100 titles spanning competition, retrospectives, live-score screenings and special focuses.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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These same aging indicators didn’t show up in the comparison hearts.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Weird things happen to astronauts' hearts in microgravity.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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Jet fuel combustion produces not just CO₂ but also soot particles that serve as the nuclei for contrail clouds—thin cirrus clouds that capture solar radiation.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Core players giving their squad a high baseline is always vital in the playoffs, and the Ducks finally have some chance at hanging with other teams’ nuclei thanks to Carlsson and Gauthier’s ongoing emergence.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Capitals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitals. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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