Thesaurus results for MECCA

mecca

noun

ˈme-kə

as in center

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 Although better known as a mecca for fashion and style, Milan is the capital of the agriculture-rich Lombardy region, ensuring that restaurants and home cooks can access fresh, high-quality local ingredients. —

Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025 Named after eggplant and armed with organic tofu, up-and-coming Utah brand Aubergine Kitchen plans to crash straight into the Treasure Valley’s artery-clogging, restaurant-chain mecca. —

Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 16 Jan. 2025 Start with Carl Peterson’s pivotal vision in 1989 to make Arrowhead Stadium a tailgating mecca with an irresistible game-day atmosphere — one that for a decade has held the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium with a reading of 142.2 decibels. —

Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025 The choice of the Apollo Theater in Harlem, a venue that opened in 1934 as a mecca for Black culture, could appeal to the mayor’s base of Black voters who may be more likely to keep supporting him. —

Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mecca

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With Mark Williams sent back to the Charlotte Hornets over the weekend following the rescinding of the trade to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, and Nurkic yet to speak to the media after being dealt from Phoenix, some are wondering what’s going on with the Bosnian center.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
There was so much clothing donated that donation centers started turning away offers.

— Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025