as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
that region of Connecticut is a mecca for antique hunters
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Recent Examples of mecca
Listen to this article Colorado is undoubtedly a mecca for outdoor adventure.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Howie Rose — of Brooklyn, the Bronx and, as of 1962 (the year the Mets were born), Queens, that underappreciated mecca of immigrant New York.
—Joshua Dubler, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Indianapolis is better known as a Midwest motorsports mecca and basketball bastion than a city built for golf sickos.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, which spawned the growth of a retail mecca in Manchester and neighboring South Windsor in the 1990s, rose to become the second largest taxpayer in the municipality.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Howie Rose — of Brooklyn, the Bronx and, as of 1962 (the year the Mets were born), Queens, that underappreciated mecca of immigrant New York.
—Joshua Dubler, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Indianapolis is better known as a Midwest motorsports mecca and basketball bastion than a city built for golf sickos.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, which spawned the growth of a retail mecca in Manchester and neighboring South Windsor in the 1990s, rose to become the second largest taxpayer in the municipality.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mecca
Noun
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The shifting narratives reflect the anxiety of Angelenos amid ICE raids targeting immigrants at Home Depots, churches and retail centers.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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New York City, USA; population 8.4 million New York arguably took over from Paris as the center of the art world in the early 20th-century with influential movements like Abstract Expressionism and artists like Pollock and Rothko and later Frankenthaler.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Shockley, for instance, worked at Bell Labs, a mid-century hub that invented the modern solar cell and the first portable operating system.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Demonstrations took place in hundreds of U.S. cities, according to Reuters, with large-scale gatherings reported in major hubs such as Philadelphia; Los Angeles; Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and New York.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Gangs control at least 85% of its capital, Port-au-Prince, and have launched attacks in the country’s central region in recent years.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Perhaps most importantly, the Yankees wouldn't have to give up much prospect capital to add him.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The festival’s heart lies in the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its original stage.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Modest improvements to the weakest link usually yield more value than myopic focus on perfecting a single, siloed initiative.—
James Blake,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The administration's focus on worksite enforcement has mostly left the agriculture sector alone.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mecca. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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