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 then remember, Qatar has one of our largest air bases, our CENTCOM hub is run out of Qatar.
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ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Tell El-Fara’in, anciently known as Imet, was a significant urban and religious hub from the Middle Kingdom onward.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The issue is not unique to Safford, as other small airports in Arizona are trying to figure out how to forge connections with larger hubs.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
It has, at times, been overshadowed by larger nearby destinations like Louisville or Lexington, but thanks to its ideal location as a hub on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, that could be changing.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
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ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Tell El-Fara’in, anciently known as Imet, was a significant urban and religious hub from the Middle Kingdom onward.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The issue is not unique to Safford, as other small airports in Arizona are trying to figure out how to forge connections with larger hubs.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
It has, at times, been overshadowed by larger nearby destinations like Louisville or Lexington, but thanks to its ideal location as a hub on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, that could be changing.
—Robin Roenker, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
Noun
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But the center’s allegations are of another type.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ross, who’s busy trying to build West Palm Beach into a mecca, could have spoken up during the offseason when his friends assuredly told him that Miami’s cornerback group was delinquently inadequate.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Test yourself on melon meccas and revolutionary roots in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The capital costs of capture equipment, plus the energy demands for capture and conversion processes, create a tough business case without subsidies or premium product markets.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Weser faces two counts of capital murder and charges of abuse of a corpse and arson in the killings of Denise Rhodes and Robyn DeSort, whose remains authorities found Sunday on land close to Weser's home, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
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The world champion stated that her next focus is to win the 200-meter dash in the coming days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The focus was on now, on later today, or this weekend.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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