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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
Meanwhile, the two cartel figures sent to Chicago mark the latest in a string of high-profile cases pending at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, which for years has been the epicenter of the U.S. government’s long-running war on Mexico’s powerful drug-trafficking organizations.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Columbia University became the epicenter of nationwide protests last spring, during which students built encampments and denounced Israel's escalating response in its war against Hamas.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
To most of the world, London is the epicenter of stately and venerable — places, palaces, institutions with longevity and heft around every corner.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
The winery distributed 1,800 bottles of 18-year brandy and 900 bottles of 25-year brandy to the Midwestern epicenter of brandy.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Columbia University became the epicenter of nationwide protests last spring, during which students built encampments and denounced Israel's escalating response in its war against Hamas.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
To most of the world, London is the epicenter of stately and venerable — places, palaces, institutions with longevity and heft around every corner.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
Noun
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The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Southwest Coast Though the wild, untamed north and forested center of Grenada are well worth a visit, most travelers stick almost exclusively to the sandy southwest coast.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Carolinas’ food mecca of Charleston. California, then back. Management, failures and burnout.—
Jenny Hartley,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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The celebrated Park Forest Plaza — one of the first suburban shopping malls in America, which had siphoned commerce from former shopping meccas such as downtown Chicago Heights — was one-upped in turn by Matteson’s indoor Lincoln Mall.—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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And this week, according to Amazon’s Movers and Shakers List (a hub that features the site’s trending products), shoppers are picking up a variety of time-saving gadgets and helpful tools for the kitchen.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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While Georgia, Texas, California, New York, and Florida lead as the top states for engagement—with Atlanta, Houston, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles as primary hubs—HillmanTok reaches users across all fifty states.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Finnish goalie was on the other side of the Ullmark trade that brought the latter to Canada’s capital.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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After the acquittal, rare in capital murder cases in Tarrant County, Delancy, who is 34, was to be released from jail on Wednesday evening.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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