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
In the winter, the Library bar becomes a haute hub of après-ski, pre-dinner activity.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Winter Storm Cora has continued to move east, resulting in hundreds of flight disruptions at major hubs.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
But Saudi officials have leaned into Suarez’s narrative, boosting Miami’s image as an emerging hub for technology and venture capital.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Under Assad's rule, Syria became a hub for producing and smuggling Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine, with Jordan serving as a primary conduit for its trafficking into Gulf States.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Winter Storm Cora has continued to move east, resulting in hundreds of flight disruptions at major hubs.
—Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
But Saudi officials have leaned into Suarez’s narrative, boosting Miami’s image as an emerging hub for technology and venture capital.
—Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Under Assad's rule, Syria became a hub for producing and smuggling Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine, with Jordan serving as a primary conduit for its trafficking into Gulf States.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for hub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hub
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After largely living up to their lofty preseason expectations during Porziņģis’s early-season absence, the Celtics have run into bumps while trying to reincorporate the center.Jay King, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Historically, field service businesses have functioned more like urgent care centers, relying on reactive maintenance when problems arise.Anand Subbaraj, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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There was also the Folklife Center, a whole store converted into a mecca of everything folk.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Now, the town is an affordable retirement community and a mecca for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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As for the private capital lending, long-term equity and financing services provided by his new patron, Thompson acknowledges that his knowledge remains limited.Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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And how much of their worth is tied up in a team that took out a $50 million loan to cover expenses after the 2023 season, had a capital call to its minority owners for $100 million the previous year and has had MLB slap its hand for reaching its limit of allowable debt?Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Those games touch on similarly heady themes of culture and identity; but by limiting its focus on violence, 1000xResist’s story goes places those larger titles can’t.Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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There will, no doubt, be an intense focus on the second generation of Galaxy AI and a wide range of connected peripherals.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Hub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hub. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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