Thesaurus results for CENTRALS

centrals

noun

plural of central

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest a health club that has become dating central for singles in the area

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Much of the pressure on Zac Taylor centers on not squandering Joe Burrow’s prime.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Inspired by real events, the six-parter centers on the first criminal investigation in Spain into the killing of a wild animal, following the death of bear Cachou in the Pyrenees’ Aran Valley in 2020.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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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

Definition of capitals

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The plan was to use the Kingdom’s cheap energy, vast land, and sovereign billions to become one of the world’s largest compute hubs.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, struck several vehicles and erupted in flames, sending thick black smoke over one of the nation’s busiest hubs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of hubs

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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
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

Definition of meccas

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To study quark-gluon plasma, CERN scientists have generated this plasma by colliding heavy nuclei such as lead.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Remnant radio galaxies represent the final stage in the evolution of radio galaxies, at which point the jets from the galaxies' central regions, or active galactic nuclei (AGNs) powered by feeding supermassive black holes, have switched off.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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