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
And while her time at Baylor and in the WNBA will be featured, her seven years playing in Russia leading up to her arrest sits center stage.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Almond extract holds center stage, enriching treats with its creamy, nutty, and almost cherry-like bouquet.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Capability alone no longer persuades buyers who now want proof of systems that work quietly in the background while results take the center stage.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Footwork often uses samples for comedic effect, and with username and Marsh crane this element is center stage.
—Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Almond extract holds center stage, enriching treats with its creamy, nutty, and almost cherry-like bouquet.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Capability alone no longer persuades buyers who now want proof of systems that work quietly in the background while results take the center stage.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Footwork often uses samples for comedic effect, and with username and Marsh crane this element is center stage.
—Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for center stage
Noun
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Jess Cooney’s has always demanded top billing.—
Keith Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
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Estévez lived up to his top billing.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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About a year after a mass rape trial that captured global attention and galvanized a feminist movement in France, Gisèle Pelicot is stepping back into the public spotlight with the release of her deeply vulnerable memoir.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Massie’s comments shined a new spotlight on Les Wexner, the former owner of Victoria’s Secret, who is one of the most mysterious figures in Epstein’s orbit – a key player in helping the financier’s rise to extreme wealth, whose motivations and ties to Epstein have long been a source of speculation.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Irene and Clint Cleaves opened what was then the Four Way Grill in 1946, a Southern food sanctuary with an integrated clientele and a back door through which Stax musicians sometimes entered to avoid attention.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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And that notion captured the attention of the public (well, the media), too.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The series turned Van Der Beek into a youth heartthrob and catapulted him into the national limelight.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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While much of the debate (and excitement) centers on the selection of Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny as the headliner, punk rock fans are eager to see how and what opening band Green Day will do with its moment in the national limelight.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Toronto was in the catbird seat, just six outs away from the Fall Classic.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Carter Jensen always dreamed of sitting in the catbird seat at Kauffman Stadium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20stage. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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