dead center

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

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Goodman launched closer JoJo Romero’s 3-1 sinker 436 feet to dead center. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025 Second baseman Brandon Lowe took a fastball from Osvaldo Bido 428 feet to dead center. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The ball traveled 417 feet to dead center against Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025 As Trump negotiates with China and other top trading partners, Huang’s business sits dead center at the intersection of potentially costly United States tariffs, a boom in artificial intelligence – and the computer chips that power it. Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 12 July 2025 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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