center stage
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catbird seat, limelight, spotlight, top billing
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But that’s not an issue with triple negative breast cancer, so other factors take center stage. — Mary Claire Lagroue, SELF, "How Is Triple Negative Breast Cancer Different from Other Diagnoses?," 31 May 2019 Even if your film isn’t competing for the Palme d’Or, the festival offers countless opportunities to shine, thanks to 11 days worth of screenings, premieres, and photo calls where fashion takes center stage. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "The Best Fashion Direct from the Cannes Film Festival," 16 May 2019 For a stunning dining space, set the scene with classic white serving ware like the Vera Wang Wedgwood Vera Perfect White collection, and let your culinary concoctions take center stage. — Lauren Hubbard, ELLE Decor, "Why You Shouldn’t Underestimate the Simplicity of White," 1 May 2019 Taking center stage in the disagreement are the lucrative fees that agents receive from striking side deals with Hollywood studios. — Joe Flint, WSJ, "Hollywood Action: Writers to Fire Agents Over Fee Deadlock," 13 Apr. 2019 Since then, Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, has taken center stage in the nation's tumultuous political life. — Fox News, "Stormy Daniels returns to Long Island strip club for appearance," 2 Oct. 2018 The school’s ties to Charles Koch, the prominent backer of conservative political causes and major donor to universities, have occupied center stage in the debate over philanthropy. — Sarah Larimer, Washington Post, "George Mason University Foundation is not subject to public records laws, judge rules," 6 July 2018 And, the airport commercialization issue has taken center stage in Paulding elections this year. — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, "FAA brings Paulding airport commercialization to a halt," 28 June 2018 The sport-utility vehicle again took center stage at the New York International Auto Show this month with car companies showing off new models of all shapes, sizes and price points. — Mike Colias, WSJ, "SUVs Shine at New York Auto Show," 20 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'center stage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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