as in senate
the building in which a state legislature meets
the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session
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Recent Examples of capitol
The city nearly 45 miles south of the capitol was 14th on the list, with a difference of $846.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Fox News Digital also captured images of many adults protesting alongside students in Rhode Island's capitol city on Friday.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Such grand bargains between state legislators and ballot measure backers are relatively common fare in the California capitol in the months leading up to an election.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
For example, the year prior, in July 2018, hundreds of Puerto Ricans placed pairs of shoes in front of Puerto Rico’s capitol building to protest the Puerto Rican government’s claim at the time that only sixty-four people had died from Hurricane María.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Fox News Digital also captured images of many adults protesting alongside students in Rhode Island's capitol city on Friday.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Such grand bargains between state legislators and ballot measure backers are relatively common fare in the California capitol in the months leading up to an election.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
For example, the year prior, in July 2018, hundreds of Puerto Ricans placed pairs of shoes in front of Puerto Rico’s capitol building to protest the Puerto Rican government’s claim at the time that only sixty-four people had died from Hurricane María.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitol
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The refusal to engage with the media contrasts Davis’ predecessors and contributes to a sharp decline in transparency at the Forty Acres, which also lost its faculty senate, a long-standing public forum that allowed faculty to question the president directly.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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The senate represents thousands of faculty members.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, voters are tracking a busy calendar of key dates that will shape the battle for control of Congress, governorships, and statehouses.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Feb. 2026
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Pearson, who represents Memphis in the statehouse, later joined Jackson on a trip to lay a wreath at the site where King was killed.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitol. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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