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
Exporters near Sylhet have long been had to reroute shipments to Dhaka, the primary air cargo hub in Bangladesh, or India via the transshipment program.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025
But this city — the biggest in the province, and a major industrial hub — remains firmly in Ukrainian hands.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 Apr. 2025
This find highlights the historical significance of Sisak as a cultural hub in the Roman Empire.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
The Charlotte City Council approved an $89 million plan in 2023 to build a new underground bus hub at the site of the current transit center.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Apr. 2025
But this city — the biggest in the province, and a major industrial hub — remains firmly in Ukrainian hands.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 Apr. 2025
This find highlights the historical significance of Sisak as a cultural hub in the Roman Empire.
—Stories By Real-Time News Team, With Ai Summarization, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
The Charlotte City Council approved an $89 million plan in 2023 to build a new underground bus hub at the site of the current transit center.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
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The move comes on the heels of massive changes at the center, as President Trump fired the president and chairman in early February.—
Ashraf Khalil,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Research shows harboring resentment erodes your mental and physical health, consuming your thoughts, keeping the hurt at the center of your daily activities, weighing you down and depleting energy that could be channeled into more positive and creative directions.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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There’s no shortage of wealth moving to Frankfurt, either, with the German city capitalizing on London’s tarnished reputation as a money-making mecca since Brexit.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Neales described the Smoke Freaks headquarters as a mecca for barbecuing, grilling and smoking with 24 different pieces of equipment, from a big Texas offset smoker to 55-gallon metal drums.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The company also raised guidance on its capital expenditures for the year, expecting to spend between $64 billion to $72 billion.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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So Cordero set out to make a video game about it from the perspective of a child in Quito, Ecuador’s mountainous capital.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform developed as an alternative to Twitter (now X), with a focus on transparency, user control, and open-source protocols.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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