as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
by continually reinventing itself, Las Vegas has managed to remain a national epicenter for entertainment
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Recent Examples of epicenter
In a moment of shocking violence, a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, became the epicenter of a national tragedy.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Puerto Rico will become the epicenter of Latin music for 90 days.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
The company’s dominance in AI computing (holding 92% of the data center GPU market) has positioned it at the epicenter of the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout that will reshape the global economy through 2030.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Previous reporting: Cincinnati is an epicenter for all types of creatives: artists, musicians and even beer brewers.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Puerto Rico will become the epicenter of Latin music for 90 days.
—Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
The company’s dominance in AI computing (holding 92% of the data center GPU market) has positioned it at the epicenter of the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout that will reshape the global economy through 2030.
—Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Previous reporting: Cincinnati is an epicenter for all types of creatives: artists, musicians and even beer brewers.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for epicenter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
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The account, originally meant to help fund both of their college expenses, has now become the center of a family disagreement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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Some had been in the center for weeks, others for months.—
Brent McDonald,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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For the past few years, Lilly has made news by driving large-scale investments in the LEAP Innovation District, billed as a future manufacturing and tech mecca in Lebanon, Indiana.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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For many years, Puerto Rico served as a hub of pharmaceutical manufacturing for the United States.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2025
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And true to that mission, the stall has become a community hub, a place for conversation and for people to reconnect with books and literature.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In 1943: Allied forces, led by U.S. Gen. George S. Patton, successfully captured Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily and a strategic nexus for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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“Epicenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epicenter. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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