as in centers
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 hubs
Over the past four days, Indianapolis had a larger share of departing flights canceled compared to several busier airport hubs, including Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to data analyzed by USA Today.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
Major hubs seeing the most disruption include Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Miami, and San Francisco, and in some of the nation's biggest city airports, including those in New York, Houston and Chicago.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The gateway town to Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward is one of the main tourism hubs on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Different food hubs help farmers cut expenses by providing a variety of resources, such as warehousing, transportation and delivery, education, marketing, contract management and some even provide supplies to farmers.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Multiple airports will be impacted in some metropolitan hubs, including New York, Houston, Chicago and Washington.
—Rio Yamat, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Internationally, major hubs like Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto Pearson and Tokyo Haneda saw cancellation numbers climb into the double digits.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam also happen to be major transshipment hubs for made in whole or in part in Xinjiang, according to CBP’s UFLPA tracker.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
This nonprofit has expanded its emergency relief network in Jamaica, establishing three regional operations hubs in Montego Bay, Black River and New Hope.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
Major hubs seeing the most disruption include Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Miami, and San Francisco, and in some of the nation's biggest city airports, including those in New York, Houston and Chicago.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The gateway town to Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward is one of the main tourism hubs on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Different food hubs help farmers cut expenses by providing a variety of resources, such as warehousing, transportation and delivery, education, marketing, contract management and some even provide supplies to farmers.
—Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
Multiple airports will be impacted in some metropolitan hubs, including New York, Houston, Chicago and Washington.
—Rio Yamat, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Internationally, major hubs like Amsterdam Schiphol, Toronto Pearson and Tokyo Haneda saw cancellation numbers climb into the double digits.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam also happen to be major transshipment hubs for made in whole or in part in Xinjiang, according to CBP’s UFLPA tracker.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
This nonprofit has expanded its emergency relief network in Jamaica, establishing three regional operations hubs in Montego Bay, Black River and New Hope.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubs
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Roughly half of the nation’s major air traffic control centers are experiencing staff shortages, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News.—
Chase Jordan
Updated November 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even as this risk rises rapidly, there are still plans for launching mega constellations of tiny satellites akin to those that are already orbiting as part of SpaceX’s Starlink system, along with a newly emerging push for orbital data centers such as Nvidia’s Starcloud.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
7 Nov. 2025
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While European fashion capitals convert runway weeks into measurable economic engines—hotels booked, restaurants thriving, city tours sold out—Lagos stages brilliance, then sends everyone home.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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Milan, the country's second biggest city, is the metropolitan hub of northern Italy and one of the fashion capitals of the world.—
Laura Saravia,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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After all, the Moroccan city is one of the world's great shopping meccas.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 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
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One of those new focuses will include partnering with hotels in markets where short-term rentals are falling short of customer demand, Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky told analysts on a call Thursday.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Deliver Me from Nowhere focuses on Bruce Springsteen in the midst of a depressive episode, struggling to create something meaningful and finite, while suicidal ideation plays discordant sounds in his head.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Hubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubs. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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