Thesaurus results for NERVE CENTERS

nerve centers

noun

plural of nerve center

as in centers

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest Wall Street's undisputed status as the nerve center for the world of high finance

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Recent Examples of nerve centers For many, including DeGrange, the watershed center is important to revitalizing the bucolic town, which has witnessed the closures of a restaurant and cafe that were previously nerve centers for the community. —

Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026 The hustle & bustle of being near stock, options & commodities exchanges and working in pristine buildings that were the nerve centers of American enterprise & entrepreneurship. —

Kenneth G. Winans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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The Warriors, who lost three centers on Friday, are signing former Utah Jazz and Miami Heat 7-foot center Omer Yurtseven to a 10-day contract, according to multiple reports.

— Jon Becker, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The spa itself sprawls 64,000 square feet and has a cluster of treatment pavilions, fitness centers, and outdoor pools where hydrotherapy sessions are performed (my partner turned to jelly after a particularly effective water shiatsu session).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026