as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment
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Recent Examples of epicenter
In DeVaughn’s hometown of Washington, D.C., once one of the epicenters of the HIV epidemic in the '90s and early 2000s, the story is layered.
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Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Russia’s Tass news agency reported from the biggest city near the epicenter, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, that cars swayed in the street and cabinets toppled over in homes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 July 2025
The epicenter of the shaking was just off Kamchatka’s eastern shore, in what’s known as the Kuril-Kamchatka trench, one of the five deepest trenches on the planet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025
Maria Gurren, president of the Shelby Park Neighborhood Association and a member of the Friends of the Highlands-Shelby Park Library group, said the library was once the epicenter of the neighborhood, both geographically and as a space for community building.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
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Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Russia’s Tass news agency reported from the biggest city near the epicenter, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, that cars swayed in the street and cabinets toppled over in homes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 July 2025
The epicenter of the shaking was just off Kamchatka’s eastern shore, in what’s known as the Kuril-Kamchatka trench, one of the five deepest trenches on the planet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025
Maria Gurren, president of the Shelby Park Neighborhood Association and a member of the Friends of the Highlands-Shelby Park Library group, said the library was once the epicenter of the neighborhood, both geographically and as a space for community building.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
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Two Michigan government buildings ranked as some of the ugliest in the nation, with Flint's municipal center — a National Register of Historic places nominee — topping the list of ugly buildings.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati is known as a Montessori mecca in large part because of Xavier's undergraduate program and lab school.—
Madeline Mitchell,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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Playing it by ear: How Nashville musicians protect their hearing Across the country, Nashville is known as a mecca for country music.—
Amber Roberson,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 May 2025
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The distressed assets of today hold the potential to become the thriving hubs of tomorrow; the time to revitalize is here.—
Dr. Dick Bridy,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Compared to other metropolitan hubs, the city offers a lower overall cost in housing, insurance, healthcare, and taxes.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 12th-century castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror, and more than 900 Norman artifacts have been loaned by the British Museum to create its first medieval gallery outside of the UK capital.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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