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 News that Russia may be providing Iran with wartime intelligence may also change the calculus in Washington and other Western capitals. —

Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026 How does Boise compare to other state capitals? —

Hali Smith march 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026 China pledged to double down on the production of high-end tech goods to bolster its status as a manufacturing powerhouse, even as Beijing’s ambition raises alarms in foreign capitals. —

Josh Xiao, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026 In recent weeks, both governments have taken initial steps toward reestablishing a diplomatic presence in each other’s capitals. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026 The change in priorities came as the war expanded further beyond Iran’s borders, with NATO forces intercepting a missile in Turkey, Azerbaijan accusing Tehran of firing a drone at its biggest airport, and Gulf capitals again coming under attack. —

Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Iran’s attacks on civilian infrastructure and soft targets – airports in Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, and hotels in Bahrain and Dubai – serve to puncture this image of safe and secure Gulf capitals. —

Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 For policymakers in national capitals, energy security has become a primary phrase because of concerns that geopolitical disruption could hamper access to energy. —

Justin Worland, Time, 28 Feb. 2026 Although celebrated as heroes in the capitals of empire, their covert manipulations could disrupt a subject society’s delicate political balance, plunging an entire people into long years of political instability. —

Alfred McCoy, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

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This phase would most likely have included the use of cruise missiles, stealth bombers, and drones to hit air defense installations and command centers.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
One of the Chinese ministries involved in the joint centers helped organize the World Conference of Classics.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026