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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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2026
But from a humanistic and community-centered, restorative justice practices standpoint, there's something that just doesn't sit right with me about this practice.
—Nia Dumas, NPR, 16 June 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
Publicis Media last year launched Women’s Sports Connect, a new offering that uses agreements to buy certain types of ad inventory as well as the funding of original content to help advertisers get positions in sports and programming centered around female athletes.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2026
But from a humanistic and community-centered, restorative justice practices standpoint, there's something that just doesn't sit right with me about this practice.
—Nia Dumas, NPR, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centered
Adjective
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But apart from displaying an occasional streak of stubbornness, Varsha too is an equable child who has never done anything surprising or untoward—at least not until 20 September 1969.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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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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The suits were consolidated into one lawsuit in January 2025.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Sandra Pellegrini, senior analyst for Latin America and the Caribbean Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Projects, or ACLD, said recent clashes among gangs do not necessarily signal a collapse of Viv Ansanm, which took shape in September 2023 and consolidated its power in February 2024.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Fils-Aimé told the Miami Herald that his discussions focused primarily on the deployment of the GSF and the upcoming renewal of its mandate in September.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Both Burnham and Kenyon declined to speak with CNN, saying they were focused on talking directly to constituents rather than the media.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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While uniform cubes are suited for an elegant, composed presentation, torn croutons are a humble upgrade for nearly everything else where a little contrast is welcome.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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In contrast, composed framing of his loyal squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), underlines a different emotion.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Netflix executives are known to be keen to see how users engage with linear channels, though the company also expects much of the viewing to be concentrated on TF1’s on-demand content.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Rather than sprawling across multiple disconnected venues, the experience is intentionally concentrated within walkable zones—hotels, beachfront stages, nightlife venues, and yacht departures all stitched together within South Beach’s compact geography.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Your ferocious work ethic and absolutely unshakable moral fiber.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Late in games, as both teams have desperately clung to leads, that feeling has been unshakable — for everyone inside the building and watching at home.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Once a specialized capability, AI is now being seamlessly integrated into systems and embedded in nearly every domain.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Brookside will be fully integrated into Untitled, with Gerson Saines joining as a partner in the New York office and Brookside’s two managers Laura Wilkinson and Tess Citron also making the move to the new company.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Your disciplined nature sets tone, so track agreements and follow through consistently even if feelings run deep.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Lawyers at one firm read the rule as a disciplined effort to bring enforcement back in line with what the statute literally says.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centered. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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