as in top billing
the center of public attention
a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years
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Recent Examples of center stage
Jessica Simpson is bringing her love of leopard print center stage!
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Cybersecurity used to hold fear of cloud center stage; those concerns have lessened.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
In a TikTok shared on Sunday, March 16, an audience member spotted the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star sitting center stage at the iconic show.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The cityscape just behind the Hollywood sign keeps the early to mid 20th century alive, thriving and center stage.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Cybersecurity used to hold fear of cloud center stage; those concerns have lessened.
—Paige Francis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
In a TikTok shared on Sunday, March 16, an audience member spotted the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star sitting center stage at the iconic show.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The cityscape just behind the Hollywood sign keeps the early to mid 20th century alive, thriving and center stage.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for center stage
Noun
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Typical Housing, downtown get top billing in Carter’s State of the City address Where are Gophers projected to go in NFL draft?—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Now the food blogger from Charlotte, North Carolina, is getting top billing at the White House thanks to President Donald Trump and Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again agenda.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Collier, along with fellow WNBA superstar Breanna Stewart, saw an opportunity to replace that outdated approach, and looked to create something that could not only benefit the players financially but also shine a spotlight on their skills and personalities.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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The 10-day gathering shines a spotlight on the technological prowess of China’s booming and cutthroat electric vehicle (EV) sector, which has shocked Western rivals not just with the speed of its innovation and growth, but also the quality of its value offerings.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At the time, then-Trump spokeswoman turned critic Stephanie Grisham slammed media attention of the jacket.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Despite his rising stardom, Brunson has historically redirected attention to team success over individual accolades.—
Cynthia Pong, JD,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The reclusive actor, who retreated from Hollywood's limelight in recent years, publicly battled the disease for much of the past decade, permanently losing his voice to a tracheotomy, but continuing to act and write.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The lawyers who constrained him, the generals who restrained him, the reporters who questioned him, the understudy who threatened him—the assorted producers and directors and designers and actors who had their own roles to play in the show—each, Trump fumed, dimmed his limelight.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Mom, who’d just flown from Washington state to the Big Apple, fist-pumped her way to a catbird seat on Cloud 9.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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With memory giants like Samsung and SK Hynix cranking up production to keep pace with Nvidia’s Blackwell ramp, Lam is sitting in the catbird seat.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20stage. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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