centerfold
noun
cen·ter·fold
ˈsen-tər-ˌfōld 
ˈse-nər-
1
: a foldout that is the center spread of a magazine
2
: a picture (as of a nude) on a centerfold
also
: a model featured in such a picture
Examples of centerfold in a Sentence
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The response by the former Playboy Playmate and centerfold comes amid a series of new allegations included in Crystal's memoir about Hefner, who died at 91 in 2017.
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Anya Leon, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Scientific analysis of Playboy centerfolds reveals Barbie-like vulvas.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
The magazine founder’s inaugural 1953 issue of Playboy featured the Some Like It Hot actress as a centerfold.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2024
From some untrodden, internal place, a visceral memory stirred, of holding up the page with Felicity pictured vertically in the centerfold, the midsection of her floral everyday dress dimpled by the magazine’s staples.
—Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
The show also has some objects that are not from your movies but were inspirations, like an issue of Hustler from 1977 with a scratch-and-sniff centerfold.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
Finally, the issue included the inaugural edition of the High Times centerfold, which lovingly depicted, sometimes in gauzy close-ups, rare and notable drug specimens.
—Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
Another ‘80s icon through and through, Puma’s low-profile soccer kicks captured the footwear essence of back in the days when aerobatics were cool: versatile for training, everyday style, and magazine centerfold shoots.
—Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
Think of assorted voluptuous, sleeping Venuses by Titian or Giorgione, languorous nudes that are like some exquisite Renaissance Playboy centerfold designed for the private gratification of an inevitably male patron.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
Anya Leon, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
Scientific analysis of Playboy centerfolds reveals Barbie-like vulvas.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
The magazine founder’s inaugural 1953 issue of Playboy featured the Some Like It Hot actress as a centerfold.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2024
From some untrodden, internal place, a visceral memory stirred, of holding up the page with Felicity pictured vertically in the centerfold, the midsection of her floral everyday dress dimpled by the magazine’s staples.
—Lizzie Feidelson, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
The show also has some objects that are not from your movies but were inspirations, like an issue of Hustler from 1977 with a scratch-and-sniff centerfold.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2023
Finally, the issue included the inaugural edition of the High Times centerfold, which lovingly depicted, sometimes in gauzy close-ups, rare and notable drug specimens.
—Sean Howe, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2023
Another ‘80s icon through and through, Puma’s low-profile soccer kicks captured the footwear essence of back in the days when aerobatics were cool: versatile for training, everyday style, and magazine centerfold shoots.
—Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
Think of assorted voluptuous, sleeping Venuses by Titian or Giorgione, languorous nudes that are like some exquisite Renaissance Playboy centerfold designed for the private gratification of an inevitably male patron.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Centerfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centerfold. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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