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
OpenAI plans to open up its first office in Washington, DC, which will serve as both a hub for the company’s policy ambitions and a showroom for visitors to learn about the company’s products, OpenAI told Semafor.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
Colorado Springs is rapidly becoming an aerospace and defense hub.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
When asked about Delta launching routes from Los Angeles and United’s home hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Hong Kong, an existing United route, Kirby brushed it off.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 July 2025
Future outlook: The development aims to create a mixed-use, mixed-income community by putting housing near employment hubs and public transportation.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
Colorado Springs is rapidly becoming an aerospace and defense hub.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
When asked about Delta launching routes from Los Angeles and United’s home hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Hong Kong, an existing United route, Kirby brushed it off.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 July 2025
Future outlook: The development aims to create a mixed-use, mixed-income community by putting housing near employment hubs and public transportation.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
Noun
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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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The Black Sabbath singer's coffin was driven along Broad Street in the city center.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
31 July 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Conversations among the passengers and Field School people started to become the focus, the fishing a distraction, and people starting giving the bait buckets nervous looks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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Over time, Ozzy's two main focuses became music and family.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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