as in statehouses
the building in which a state legislature meets
the legislators were called to the capitol for an emergency session
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Recent Examples of capitols
This is the same rock that was used to build the Empire State Building, the Pentagon, and more than 25 state capitols.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
About 40 state capitols now require security screenings with metal detectors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The remarks have also unsettled officials in Greenland and Denmark, as well as other European capitols.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
Stabilizing Venezuela will require rooting the gangsters out of the jungles, executive suites and capitols.
—Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Steve Moore, cofounder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, predicts fierce battles in state capitols, where teachers unions and other special interests will try to stop the tax relief movement, scaremongering about damaging cuts to school budgets and potholes in the streets.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
About 40 state capitols now require security screenings with metal detectors, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The remarks have also unsettled officials in Greenland and Denmark, as well as other European capitols.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
Stabilizing Venezuela will require rooting the gangsters out of the jungles, executive suites and capitols.
—Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Steve Moore, cofounder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, predicts fierce battles in state capitols, where teachers unions and other special interests will try to stop the tax relief movement, scaremongering about damaging cuts to school budgets and potholes in the streets.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitols
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In recent years, legislation has swept red statehouses across the country, contesting the civil rights gains of LGBTQ+ Americans.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Associated Press receives financial support for news coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation and for news coverage of women in the workforce and statehouses from Melinda French Gates’ organization, Pivotal Ventures.—
Glenn Gamboa,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Capitols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitols. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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