CENTER (ON) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

center (on)

verb

Definition of center (on)

as in to close in (on)

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Foreign counterparts have confidence that Gulf countries will implement their side of any bargain because political power is centralized enough for leaders to ensure that state bureaucracies follow through.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
This likely will be the only season that viewers will be able to watch most Heat games on WPLG, presuming the NBA goes ahead with plans to centralize teams’ local rights and sell them to a national streamer next season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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China’s leading firms are still just approaching top US labs in capabilities, partly explaining their lack of transparency.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The researchers plan to use this feature to develop non-line-of-sight communication approaches with their far UVC LEDs.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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center (on)

centerpiece

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