take center stage
idiom
: to be in a main or very important position
The issue is expected to take center stage in the elections.
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Heads of State is solely interested in burning the whole thing down, doing its stars no service, and letting the explosions and gunplay take center stage in a movie where action-to-the-max is our filmmaker’s mantra.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Friendships, social contributions and networking take center stage, Libra.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 June 2025
As prosecutors have rested, the defense now will take center stage.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Bread and butter issues like affordability, housing and public safety will likely take take center stage in this race as Election Day nears, Democratic strategist Trip Yang told the Daily News.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Friendships, social contributions and networking take center stage, Libra.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 June 2025
As prosecutors have rested, the defense now will take center stage.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Bread and butter issues like affordability, housing and public safety will likely take take center stage in this race as Election Day nears, Democratic strategist Trip Yang told the Daily News.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
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“Take center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20center%20stage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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