The rapid surge of cases in the north of Italy has prompted panic shopping, with supermarkets across the country, even in the south far from the viral epicenter, packed with families stocking up on food and medicine.
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Epicenter
/ˈɛpɪˌsɛntɚ/
Synonyms for "epicenter" (19 found)
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7 entriescenter of activitydisease locusfocal pointgeographic locationgeographic pointgeographical pointgeological concept
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4 entrieseconomic epicenterinfection hotspottransmission hotspoturban epicenter
Collocations
6 entriesearthquake epicentereconomic epicenterepicenter of the outbreakepicentral regionpolitical epicenterurban epicenter
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1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Wuhan is the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.
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New York state on Tuesday created a “containment zone” around the town of New Rochelle, the epicenter of the outbreak in the state.
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Europe has replaced China as the epicenter of the pandemic.
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