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as in consolidated
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
centered administrative duties under the command of a single person
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as in focused
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
the students centered their attention on final exams
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Recent Examples of centered
Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Designed for high-intensity sports and active usage, the glasses feature a centered 12-megapixel camera with a 122-degree wide-angle lens and hyperlapse and slow motion recordings.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Lionsgate release opened to $97 million domestically and $217 million worldwide, placing it among the biggest debuts of the year and setting a new benchmark for films centered on real-life figures.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
While Harris Reed had more exaggerated bottom lashes and more clustered to the outer wing, lashes at Dreaming Eli were more centered and top-heavy, leaving the bottom lashes natural.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
Designed for high-intensity sports and active usage, the glasses feature a centered 12-megapixel camera with a 122-degree wide-angle lens and hyperlapse and slow motion recordings.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
And though conservatives alone did not create this state of affairs, many were key proponents of a vision of politics centered on one commanding figure—a vision that is now destabilizing our country.
—Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Lionsgate release opened to $97 million domestically and $217 million worldwide, placing it among the biggest debuts of the year and setting a new benchmark for films centered on real-life figures.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centered
Adjective
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Many aeronautical firsts occurred in the equable skies above this city.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Journalism’s trainer Michael McCarthy has been quite equable about all the chatter out of that direction.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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As of April 30, 21 deals had been consolidated into three pending arbitration cases.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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The next major decision for the district could come this summer, when school leaders determine whether to pursue a bond measure for additional classroom space and upgrades at Upper Blue Elementary, the school students will be consolidated into.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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When the student was identified as White, the feedback more often focused on argument structure, evidence and clarity — the kinds of comments that can push writers to strengthen their ideas.—
Rachel del Guidice,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday’s session focused on what commissioners and attorneys described as a lack of consequences for federal immigration agents’ misconduct.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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McIlroy overcame some early inconsistency to put together a composed round, while Burns leaned on excellent ball-striking to match him at the top.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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Before Tuesday night, Konate had looked much more composed and commanding.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Under this strategy, armored forces would not be deployed in support of infantry, but would instead be concentrated and coordinated to rapidly break through enemy lines and seize territory.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Many of Idaho’s private schools are also concentrated in more urban areas.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Lauren, Kawakubo, Yamamoto—they’re a powerful trinity, all possessing unshakable visions that continue to shape culture.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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Yet whatever the circumstances, the characters who populate her songs have an abiding and unshakable likability.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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VoCoVo said the technology is integrated into its award-winning Series 5 Pro Headset and was developed in direct response to feedback from a global retail customer base.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, staffers succeeded in pushing Google to abandon a Pentagon program that would have integrated its AI into drone operations.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The current administration has taken a more disciplined approach to accountability, and congressional Republicans have been more engaged in providing the kind of oversight the Constitution envisions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Schools as a grassroots power base also helps explain why the people of Minneapolis were able to mount a disciplined and effective defense against ICE when its agents began kidnapping their children on their way to and from school.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centered. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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