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Recent Examples of epicenter In a moment of shocking violence, a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, became the epicenter of a national tragedy. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025 Puerto Rico will become the epicenter of Latin music for 90 days. Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025 The company’s dominance in AI computing (holding 92% of the data center GPU market) has positioned it at the epicenter of the multi-trillion dollar infrastructure buildout that will reshape the global economy through 2030. Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 Previous reporting: Cincinnati is an epicenter for all types of creatives: artists, musicians and even beer brewers. David Wysong, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for epicenter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epicenter
Noun
  • Community amenities include a parking garage, a resort-style pool, pet park, fitness center with a yoga and pilates studio, resident clubhouse and co-working space.
    Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
  • Although the summit is accessible by car and train, trails just beyond the visitor center can turn treacherous for anyone unfamiliar with mountain hiking.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • For the past few years, Lilly has made news by driving large-scale investments in the LEAP Innovation District, billed as a future manufacturing and tech mecca in Lebanon, Indiana.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.
    Irenosen Okojie July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • And true to that mission, the stall has become a community hub, a place for conversation and for people to reconnect with books and literature.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
  • For many years, Puerto Rico served as a hub of pharmaceutical manufacturing for the United States.
    Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • The city is already making cuts, such as by not filling open positions and by stopping capital projects that are not absolutely required, Laesch said.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
  • Ferguson will wear the No 11 shirt in the Italian capital.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 23 July 2025

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“Epicenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epicenter. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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