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verb

past tense of center

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of centered
Adjective
Like the Cincinnati Union Terminal’s centered clock and the inward-facing bas-reliefs flanking the arched building, ornamentation, as well as color, is added harmoniously with the structure. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024 On top of her medication regimen, social media breaks and daily therapy sessions have helped Lee stay centered. Kayla Blanton, SELF, 23 July 2024 Wayans plays a legendary talk radio host in the series, which premieres on October 21 at 8:30pm, but will now become a podcaster to allow the comedy to more centered at home, rather than at a radio station. Peter White, Deadline, 13 July 2024 The heads and shoulders of the adults are sometimes draped in textiles or summarily cut off, or their bodies are partially tucked behind decorative mats that frame the centered child. Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for centered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centered
Adjective
  • Wolcott is an equable type with cropped dark hair and a preference for business-casual attire, which in the Pacific Northwest qualifies as formal wear.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The elves with which the casual viewer or reader is familiar may be noble, equable creatures.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
Verb
  • This was the weekend when Arsenal hammered Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest consolidated fourth place by beating Brentford, Bournemouth moved to fifth, Chelsea dropped points and Manchester City lost again.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The comprehensive dashboard allows for seamless monitoring of nutrition, workouts, sleep and overall wellness, all consolidated into a single, user-friendly interface.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Modern breeders have focused not just on leaf color, but on traits including leaf size and shape.
    Margaret Roach, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers specifically focused on the Gulf of California, a biodiversity hotspot.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Eliot compares this style to Rory McIlroy lining up a putt to win the Masters: focused, composed, blocking out distractions.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The sets had their ups and downs: some of the improvisations were gorgeous, but the more composed elements felt messy.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • In an economic study published in 1963, the historian Ping Chiu found that in California the two groups were mostly stratified into different labor pools, with the Chinese concentrated in lower-wage jobs in agriculture and industries such as textile and cigar manufacturing.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Espresso is bold, creamy, and intensely concentrated, while coffee is lighter and often served in much larger quantities.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Even with rock-bottom prices, only those with plenty of cash and an unshakable belief in the area can stomach the risk of waiting out a comeback.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • But Cronenberg has admitted that the work is, in its own peculiar yet very on-brand way, a response to dealing with what felt like an unshakable grief.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s why clear payment terms, efficient collection systems, and disciplined expense management are non-negotiable.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • If the deal gets blocked and there is strong shareholder representation on the board, shareholders will have confidence that the large net cash position will be used wisely, whether through a diligent and disciplined value-creating acquisition or to buy back shares at these depressed values.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The most robust effort to date comes from Germany’s Deutsche Fußball Liga, with a mandatory environmental sustainability criteria being integrated into club licensing regulations for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in 2022.
    Claire Poole, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Wilmore and Williams were integrated with the Crew-9 mission in September under a plan NASA laid out months ago.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centered. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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