as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
Broadway is the hub of theater life in New York
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Recent Examples of hub
But the more notable development: an eight-turnover night, extrapolating a frightening trend for Denver’s offensive hub.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Amazon’s deals hub is always stocked with major discounts and today is no different.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 9 May 2025
The tribe’s oral histories, artifacts and cultural practices link them with Chaco Canyon, a regional hub for the ancestral Pueblo people.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Its Newark operation is considered to be the best transatlantic hub in the U.S.
ATC delays at Newark have posed problems for decade.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
Amazon’s deals hub is always stocked with major discounts and today is no different.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 9 May 2025
The tribe’s oral histories, artifacts and cultural practices link them with Chaco Canyon, a regional hub for the ancestral Pueblo people.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
Its Newark operation is considered to be the best transatlantic hub in the U.S.
ATC delays at Newark have posed problems for decade.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
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Favre’s off-the-field controversies are at the center of UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre, which began streaming Tuesday on Netflix.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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In both the book and the Kurosawa film, the tycoon at the center of the story’s conflict is in the shoe business.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Indianapolis is better known as a Midwest motorsports mecca and basketball bastion than a city built for golf sickos.—
Mike Dojc,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, which spawned the growth of a retail mecca in Manchester and neighboring South Windsor in the 1990s, rose to become the second largest taxpayer in the municipality.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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The home is in the central part of the state about 70 miles west of Lincoln, the state capital.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The fixture list added further intrigue to that race, Atalanta facing Roma on Monday evening while Juve headed to the Italian capital on Saturday evening to take on a Lazio side that was on a six-game unbeaten run.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Meanwhile, 6-5 forward Falstaff Hawkins might have caused eyes to roll by his singular focus on scoring.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The focus will be on who held the power in the relationship.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2025
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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