CENTERED (ON) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

centered (on)

verb

Definition of centered (on)

past tense of center (on)

as in closed in (on)

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And where critical infrastructure in China is centralized and controlled by the state, in the United States it is owned and operated by a diverse array of private actors with varying levels of cyberdefense.

— ANNE NEUBERGER, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026
The buying and marketing teams of Saks and Neiman’s have been centralized, while Bergdorf’s maintains its own team.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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The golden doodles would always bark when someone approached the house, said Ashley’s father, Todd Smith.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Kaepernick said that amid his collusion grievance, the NFL approached him and teammate Eric Reid, who knelt with him, about becoming faces of a new social justice campaign.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026

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