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
Bokamper’s in Fort Lauderdale and Mickey Burke’s in South Beach are also Tartan Army hubs, and 10 more buses will depart from those spots to the game.
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Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
The Niamey hub, already hit by Islamic State gunmen in January, sits at the crossroads of conflicts stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad, making Niger prime extremist battleground.
—Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival is once again turning Five Points into a hub of music, culture and community, continuing a tradition that organizers say stretches back more than 70 years in the historic neighborhood.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The store serves as a community hub through partnerships with local run clubs, fitness studios, trainers and wellness events.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
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Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
The Niamey hub, already hit by Islamic State gunmen in January, sits at the crossroads of conflicts stretching across Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Chad, making Niger prime extremist battleground.
—Wilson McMakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival is once again turning Five Points into a hub of music, culture and community, continuing a tradition that organizers say stretches back more than 70 years in the historic neighborhood.
—Justin Adams, CBS News, 19 June 2026
The store serves as a community hub through partnerships with local run clubs, fitness studios, trainers and wellness events.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
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The 88 apartments in the Metropolitan are 91% rented, according to a listing for the property by the Zacuto Group, which also touts its roof deck with pool, fitness center and barbecue grills.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Stevie Wonder were a few big names at the Obama center opening ceremony.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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This was true throughout the neighborhood, which established itself this month as a secondary mecca for Knicks fans.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Connecticut has been a mecca for dance ever since Martha Graham created the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College in 1948.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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The president's team also repaired fountains throughout the city, tore down the White House's East Wing to make way for a ballroom, attempted to close the Kennedy Center for renovations, and drew up plans for a gigantic triumphal arch across the river from the capital in Virginia.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Orbán was in the Belgian capital to take part in a Thursday summit of his Patriots for Europe party group, a collection of far-right parties from across the bloc that forms the third-largest caucus in the European Parliament.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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One of Anthropic’s great strengths compared to its archrival OpenAI is its maniacal focus.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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That same focus on controllables, turning the page on from failure, has helped spur Pages’ consistency.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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