Thesaurus results for NERVE CENTER

nerve center

noun

Definition of nerve center

as in center

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 center 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 By the time Kennedy launched his presidential campaign in 1960, Hyannis Port had become the informal nerve center of the family’s political operation. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026 In effect, the system serves as the tournament's digital nerve center, helping FIFA and Lenovo manage the complex logistics of hosting matches simultaneously across countries and cities. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026 The targets were not rocket launchers or weapons depots, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), but the nerve centers of the organization — command rooms, intelligence headquarters and offices where Hezbollah commanders planned the next stage of the fight. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nerve center

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Neto bobbled the ball for an error, though, and Contreras crushed Johnson’s next pitch for his 20th homer, a 446-foot shot to left-center that left his bat at 112 mph and gave Boston a 5-3 lead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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The action required is not cultural goodwill but actual capital, flowing from institutions, from investors, and from women with wealth toward the work of building these tables.

— Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Downtown Sacramento was awash in Dodger blue as thousands of fans poured into the capital city for a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the A’s that concludes Wednesday.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

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As one of the darkest spots in the lower 48, Grand Staircase-Escalante is also a mecca for stargazers, with much of its acreage ranked as Bortle Class 1—meaning that on clear nights the Milky Way is bright enough to cast noticeable shadows and even appears to have three dimensions.

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 25 June 2026
Catawba County, along with other parts of North Carolina, have become a mecca for data center construction as demand for AI tools has increased.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026

Definition of mecca

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Having earned a law degree from Harvard, Warsh joined the investment bank’s mergers and acquisitions department in 1995, the nucleus where negotiation meets financial expertise.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
From Hollywood to the Disney Channel and Coca-Cola to Levi’s, for much of the 20th century, America was the nucleus of pop culture.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 29 June 2026

Definition of nucleus

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More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
In Appalachia, a regional style of song emerged that transformed the narrative focus of British ballads into shorter lyric folk songs suitable for presentation on commercial recordings.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of focus

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Residents of La Guaira, ground zero of the calamity, said food and water remained in short supply, despite the massive aid effort.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Minnesota has become ground zero for the administration’s anti-fraud campaign after investigators identified billions of dollars in potentially fraudulent claims across high-risk Medicaid programs.

— Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of ground zero

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The core party at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will feature performances by acts including the Smashing Pumpkins, Maren Morris and Anthony Ramos, according to the America 250 website.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The most severe risk is heat stroke, which occurs when the body's cooling mechanism fails entirely, potentially driving core body temperatures to 103 degrees Fahrenheit or higher within minutes.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

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