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
Thousands have fled Tehran, the epicenter of the attacks.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Developed in the 1990s, the industrial city of Ras Laffan is the most critical cog in Qatar’s economic and energy landscape and the epicenter of the largest facility for the production and export of LNG in the world.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
The epicenter was on the Calaveras Fault, about 5 miles northeast of Gilroy and 10 miles southeast of Morgan Hill.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Last week, sovereign bonds sold off across the board, with Europe as the epicenter.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Developed in the 1990s, the industrial city of Ras Laffan is the most critical cog in Qatar’s economic and energy landscape and the epicenter of the largest facility for the production and export of LNG in the world.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
The epicenter was on the Calaveras Fault, about 5 miles northeast of Gilroy and 10 miles southeast of Morgan Hill.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Last week, sovereign bonds sold off across the board, with Europe as the epicenter.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
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Rising electricity rates have been a fault line in recent campaigns, especially as enormous data centers are built to power artificial intelligence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hager, who worked at three ARC centers during the span of nearly a decade, said those kinds of groups that ARC billed for were the standard and forging group notes was common.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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Tullman’s new complex will, of course, hardly stand alone in a city that long has been a mecca for magic.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Las Vegas is a mecca for cuisines from around the world, including Mexican, but Cantina Contramar is arguably the most significant opening by a Mexican chef in the city.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many states covet the ecosystem created by North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, a massive biotech and life sciences hub positioned between the Tar Heel State’s top universities.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The current Hayward site became Azuma’s headquarters and manufacturing hub in 2009.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Even as China remains one of Iran’s biggest diplomatic allies, President Xi Jinping’s support for the Islamic Republic is being constrained by a vast trail of Chinese capital across the Gulf.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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The capital murder trial of Tanner Horner entered its second day on Wednesday, and the jury watched several hours of video showing law enforcement interrogation of Horner and the discovery of 7-year-old Athena Strand’s body.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Epicenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epicenter. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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