Synonyms for epicenter
ˈɛp əˌsɛn tərepi·cen·ter

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1. epicenternoun

   Antonyms:
   hypocenter

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1. epicenter, epicentrenoun

   the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

   Synonyms:
   epicentre

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1. • Geographic Point

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1. highest concentration

   self explanatory

   new york city has the highest concentration of validated cases, and documented deaths, from covid 19, in the united states.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

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1. List of paraphrases for "epicenter":

   epicentre, quake, earthquake

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1. Jeremy Konyndyk:

   Some of the initial surveys that we're hearing of from the zones closer to the epicenter talk about total or near total destruction.

2. David Letterman:

   It just seemed like, OK, well, here’s somebody who had an intimate relationship with somebody he shouldn’t have had an intimate relationship with. And I always said, ‘Well, who hasn’t?’ to myself. But then, when I was able to see from the epicenter, the ripples, I thought, yeah, they could have fired me. But they didn’t. So I owe them that.

3. Fox News:

   I've never seen anything quite like this then when I went to the epicenter in Ohio and other states who are facing this crisis.

4. Bryan Carter:

   Clearly the epicenter of this sell-off is Europe, bond investors are re-evaluating how rich these core (bonds) got and repositioning into higher spreads and higher yielding classes.

5. Eric Adams:

   Two years ago, New York City was the epicenter of the pandemic, but thanks to New Yorkers getting vaccinated and getting boosted we have made tremendous progress, the fight may not be over, but we're clearly winning the war. We are open for business and New York City has New York City groove back.