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
Once the economic hub of the Eastern Shore, Cape Charles settled into a sleepier routine with the decline of the railroad industry and the opening of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The war in the Middle East, home to some of the world’s largest air travel hubs, has upended the global aviation industry, driving carriers to new routes.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
California plans to transform Humboldt Bay into a hub for floating offshore wind power to help reach its 100% clean energy goal by 2045.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
American, which has a major hub at Miami International Airport and is one of Miami-Dade County’s largest employers, is the first commercial airline to announce plans to resume non-stop fights between Venezuela and the United States.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The war in the Middle East, home to some of the world’s largest air travel hubs, has upended the global aviation industry, driving carriers to new routes.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
California plans to transform Humboldt Bay into a hub for floating offshore wind power to help reach its 100% clean energy goal by 2045.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
American, which has a major hub at Miami International Airport and is one of Miami-Dade County’s largest employers, is the first commercial airline to announce plans to resume non-stop fights between Venezuela and the United States.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
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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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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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Local fire officials said the focus right now is preparation, before any flames ever start.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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With Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceding the election to opposition leader Péter Magyar’s Tisza party, the focus of Hungarian news media is trying to gauge the size of the party’s future majority.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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