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
The Keller Center for Advanced Learning is the career and technical education hub for the district, according to Keller ISD spokesperson Joanna Hildebrand.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Arnold added that powerplant builder Tallgrass was still building the power hub portion of the project and that the work is continuing apace.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Today, neighboring Cushing is the hub of America’s energy market.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Plans for the commercial hub are are left open within a set of options, providing more density or less and emphasizing either housing or office space depending on market conditions and investor interest in the years ahead.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Arnold added that powerplant builder Tallgrass was still building the power hub portion of the project and that the work is continuing apace.
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Today, neighboring Cushing is the hub of America’s energy market.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
Plans for the commercial hub are are left open within a set of options, providing more density or less and emphasizing either housing or office space depending on market conditions and investor interest in the years ahead.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
Noun
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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Philadelphia declared a heat health emergency for Thursday and Friday, activating cooling centers, home visits by field teams, outreach to people experiencing homelessness and other services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Shop windows and the local museum display crafts from this wood-carving mecca.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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The new hotel is also aiming to become a culinary mecca in Mallorca.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
6 June 2026
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Its proximity to the fascinating capital of Kunming is also appealing for travelers who don’t intend to go to Tibet and never plan on leaving the city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The missiles had been launched toward the Azraq area in the Zarqa governorate, which sits around 65 miles east of the country’s capital, Amman, the Jordanian armed forces said in a statement.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, says the current outbreak shows what consequences of that narrower focus have been and why rarer Ebola species cannot be ignored.—
Paul Adepoju,
Scientific American,
14 June 2026
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As firms scale, governance, incentives, and legacy practices shift focus from customer value and human flourishing.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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