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
Travel writer Rick Steves has described the situation in some European tourist hubs where local people get priced out of a central city and landlords rent only to tourists.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Many residents in District 4 highlighted the need for shelter and community hubs, leading to the construction of 60 Troy Street Sleeping Cabins to serve 140 people annually.
—Joel Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
With more than 300 employees and offices in California, Illinois, Florida, and India — as well as regional hubs in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Arizona — IDIQ continues to scale its reach while staying rooted in its original vision.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Known for its poultry slaughterhouses, Gainesville is now a manufacturing hub where startups can find engineers and greenfield sites.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
Many residents in District 4 highlighted the need for shelter and community hubs, leading to the construction of 60 Troy Street Sleeping Cabins to serve 140 people annually.
—Joel Anderson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
With more than 300 employees and offices in California, Illinois, Florida, and India — as well as regional hubs in New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Arizona — IDIQ continues to scale its reach while staying rooted in its original vision.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 June 2025
Known for its poultry slaughterhouses, Gainesville is now a manufacturing hub where startups can find engineers and greenfield sites.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
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Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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And while the epicenter of this movement is in Hardwick, Vermont – a town of 1,000 people that has transformed itself from a hardscrabble rural hamlet into a mecca of food and sustainability – the impacts go well beyond it.—
Riley Robinson,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 June 2025
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The moniker Mall was more about marketing than reality, which confused out-of-state visitors expecting a shopping mecca.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
29 May 2025
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Advertisement Iran’s fate will, and should, be written by Iranians—not in foreign capitals or closed rooms, but on their own streets, with their own voices, and through their own struggle.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Most partnership model firms lack the capital to invest in AI, talent, and infrastructure.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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And a focus on an act does not remove the presence of an actor.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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As an article in Harvard Business Review from 2023 demonstrated, deliberately stepping away from intense focus on a single task significantly enhances problem-solving and innovative thinking by allowing the mind to rest and forge novel connections.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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