dead center

phrase

: in the exact center
She hung the picture dead center on the wall.

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The left-footed charm of Music, Fashion, Film is that every readily identifiable flaw or fuckup is dead center and obviously coordinated for effect. Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026 Pack glass dead center in your suitcase, surrounded by clothes on all sides, with no hard objects adjacent. Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 And less than 24 hours after that, Wood saw a 95 mph heater from Yankees right-hander Will Warren and thumped it 434 feet to dead center. Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The dual-reactor compartment sits dead center within the Neo-Panamax hull structure. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dead center

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“Dead center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20center. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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