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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
Known as a mecca for watersports, everyone pauses to bask in the brilliant purples, pinks, and oranges that splash into the sky as the late afternoon transitions to evening.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The work would do well in Palm Springs, the mecca of all things mid-century modern.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Other common amenities include full kitchens, gas fireplaces, and oversized closets, large enough to store ski, snowboarding, and hiking gear, as this part of Wisconsin is a mecca for outdoor adventure.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Listen to this article Colorado is undoubtedly a mecca for outdoor adventure.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The work would do well in Palm Springs, the mecca of all things mid-century modern.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Other common amenities include full kitchens, gas fireplaces, and oversized closets, large enough to store ski, snowboarding, and hiking gear, as this part of Wisconsin is a mecca for outdoor adventure.
—Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
Listen to this article Colorado is undoubtedly a mecca for outdoor adventure.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mecca
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Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
26 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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Most partnership model firms lack the capital to invest in AI, talent, and infrastructure.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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San Francisco was ranked 57th on quality of city services but 148th in total budget per capital.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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Roth went right for Rubin’s heart, invoking the Paul Skenes Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed one-of-one card that famously sold for $1.11 million to Dick’s Sporting Goods in March.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Rather than solely leaning on designing for moneyed families and those with means to drop thousands on new pieces each season, the designer opts to create from his heart.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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And a focus on an act does not remove the presence of an actor.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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As an article in Harvard Business Review from 2023 demonstrated, deliberately stepping away from intense focus on a single task significantly enhances problem-solving and innovative thinking by allowing the mind to rest and forge novel connections.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Mecca.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mecca. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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