centerpiece
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Synonyms for centerpiece
Synonyms
bottom line, bull's-eye, core, crux, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum
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This year’s edition of San Diego Pride, which takes place through Sunday, is no exception, with the centerpiece of the long-running festival its bevy of musical acts. — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Top weekend events: San Diego Pride, Sun & Sea Festival, Gustavo Romero," 13 July 2018 Ditko worked in obscurity for decades as his biggest creation became the centerpiece of Marvel and the star of some of its biggest films. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Steve Ditko’s Ordinary People," 10 July 2018 The International Freedom Fest’s massive fireworks show would become the centerpiece of a summer-long party. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit auto show likely moving to June in 2020," 9 July 2018 Women’s empowerment has become the centerpiece of P&G’s marketing around the world. — Jeff Green, BostonGlobe.com, "World’s biggest advertiser P&G to hire more female directors," 18 June 2018 Today, targeted killings by drones have become the centerpiece of U.S. counterterrorism policy. — New York Times, "The Wounds of the Drone Warrior," 13 June 2018 Machado immediately would become the centerpiece of the South Side rebuild. — David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, "Manny Machado, the ideal Cub, handles hoopla over arrival like superstar he is," 22 May 2018 While no other members of his family played instruments, Veres' musical talent became the centerpiece of his life. — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Mayfield Heights resident Andy Veres has lived a rich, musical life of nearly 100 years," 27 Apr. 2018 The schools have become the centerpiece of the community to serve kids and families in any way now. . . — Alan J. Borsuk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Borsuk: How one school district is working to meet the emotional needs of its students," 20 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'centerpiece.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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centerpiece
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English Language Learners Definition of centerpiece
: a decoration (such as a group of flowers) that is placed in the center of a table
: the most important part of something
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Kids Definition of centerpiece
: a piece put in the center of something and especially a decoration (as flowers) for a table
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