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
All of which helps set the stage for Lana Ferguson’s Business Sunday stellar cover story, which spotlights how one corner of Northeast Texas has become an epicenter of the possibilities of lithium production, and some of the challenges therein.
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Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Last week, sovereign bonds sold off across the board, with Europe as the epicenter.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
Lake Village, in northwest Indiana, was one of the small towns in the state and neighboring Illinois at the epicenter of the tornado damage.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
The epicenter of the shaving world won’t be moving far.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Last week, sovereign bonds sold off across the board, with Europe as the epicenter.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2026
Lake Village, in northwest Indiana, was one of the small towns in the state and neighboring Illinois at the epicenter of the tornado damage.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026
The epicenter of the shaving world won’t be moving far.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
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Voikietaitis' dominance was a theme all night as the sophomore center from Lithuania grabbed as many rebounds (11) as the Cougars had as a team in the first half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already the conflict has seen hundreds killed, with a blast at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, 2026, killing more than 400 people, according to Afghanistan’s Taliban government.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized pop-up shops.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each January, that stillness is interrupted by the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, transforming a quiet alpine town, Davos, into a mecca of power.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The combination creates one of the world’s largest independent studios with major creative hubs in the five continents and capabilities spanning all genres and formats.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Activists reported hearing strikes around Iran's capital.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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This includes an erstwhile Democrat who spent considerable time and political capital on the issue.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Epicenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epicenter. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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