center (on)

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Verb
  • Vulnerable to Political Shifts Shortly after President Jimmy Carter created FEMA in 1979 to centralize federal disaster management, the agency began to dole out grants to help communities grappling with large-scale destruction.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 27 June 2025
  • Microsoft's Windows 11 moved the volume and brightness indicators to the bottom of the screen and centralized them for the first time.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • The accident comes as the gallery approaches its 10-year anniversary season of celebration, kicking off in August with its annual Fashion Meets Art event and culminating Oct. 10.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
  • The Dallas Cowboys are less than a month away from departing for Oxnard, Calif., for training camp, as the Brian Schottenheimer era approaches its official beginning on July 21.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2025
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“Center (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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