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as in center
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
during the 1980s Silicon Valley became the capital of the computer industry
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as in assets
the total of one's money and property
invested nearly all of their capital in the new business
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as in main
coming before all others in importance
the capital goal of the effort is to assimilate the new immigrants
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
a truly capital idea, which I highly endorse
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David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
On a per capital basis, however, New Yorkers were the most seriously cheated, mulcted out of an average of $3,800 per 100,000 residents.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022
Ohio State reported a post-capital loans payments deficit of $41 million, and according to internal news reporting will examine the possibility of taking out an interest-bearing loan from its university at the end of this calendar year.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
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Noun
Pager devices exploded on Tuesday prompting chaos in the capital Beirut and across the Hezbollah militant group's southern heartland.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2024
On a per capital basis, however, New Yorkers were the most seriously cheated, mulcted out of an average of $3,800 per 100,000 residents.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Flores pleaded guilty to non-capital murder and to arson, and Skinner sentenced him to two life sentences for murder and one for arson.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022
Ohio State reported a post-capital loans payments deficit of $41 million, and according to internal news reporting will examine the possibility of taking out an interest-bearing loan from its university at the end of this calendar year.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2022
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“Capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capital. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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