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as in consolidating
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 focusing
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 centering
Councilmember Raman, who previously supported Bass’ reelection bid, has positioned herself as a challenger from the left, centering her campaign on housing affordability, tenant protections and government reform.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Lord’s video is shot from the back seat of a car cruising down Sunset, the camera tracking other street ads beyond the windshield, centering a lasso-wielding Marlboro Cowboy, a Star Wars movie billboard, and one for the box-office flop Perfect (1985), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
By centering Black women’s experiences, researchers and advocates have exposed the ways inequities compound across generations and across institutions from hospitals and insurance systems to workplaces and public policy.
—Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
With their help, the sci-fi survival novel centering on NASA astronaut Mark Watney, who becomes stranded on the Red Planet, became the perfect sci-fi book for its time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 May 2026
Janel Parrish, Leslie David Baker and Erinn Hayes lead a forthcoming feature centering on a kidnapping.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Svechnikov started the sequence in Montreal’s end by picking off a centering pass by Lane Hutson, circling the zone and finding Seth Jarvis, who sent the puck back to Svechnikov at the top of the circles.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The study, conducted by the Centre for Aging Better as part of the nation’s first anti-ageism campaign, found that among the 100 highest-earning films for 2023, 2024 and 2025, six films featured someone named Chris as opposed to just five centering on older women.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2026
The film is dark and action-packed, with most of the extreme scenes centering on Nikki.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Lord’s video is shot from the back seat of a car cruising down Sunset, the camera tracking other street ads beyond the windshield, centering a lasso-wielding Marlboro Cowboy, a Star Wars movie billboard, and one for the box-office flop Perfect (1985), starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
By centering Black women’s experiences, researchers and advocates have exposed the ways inequities compound across generations and across institutions from hospitals and insurance systems to workplaces and public policy.
—Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
With their help, the sci-fi survival novel centering on NASA astronaut Mark Watney, who becomes stranded on the Red Planet, became the perfect sci-fi book for its time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 May 2026
Janel Parrish, Leslie David Baker and Erinn Hayes lead a forthcoming feature centering on a kidnapping.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Svechnikov started the sequence in Montreal’s end by picking off a centering pass by Lane Hutson, circling the zone and finding Seth Jarvis, who sent the puck back to Svechnikov at the top of the circles.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The study, conducted by the Centre for Aging Better as part of the nation’s first anti-ageism campaign, found that among the 100 highest-earning films for 2023, 2024 and 2025, six films featured someone named Chris as opposed to just five centering on older women.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 25 May 2026
The film is dark and action-packed, with most of the extreme scenes centering on Nikki.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centering
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Large contractors and developers are now thinking much more like enterprises, consolidating procurement and looking for systems that give them visibility across the entire supply chain.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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For Republicans, the immediate focus remains resolving the gubernatorial runoff before fully consolidating around a general election message.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Sifting Out the Solution Since receiving his doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 2000, Chan had been developing and refining ways to compress complicated quantum states by focusing only on their most important configurations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Raman, 44, has attempted to position herself as Bass’ most serious ideological challenger from the left, focusing heavily on housing affordability, tenant protections and criticism of the city’s political status quo.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Lack of reliable access to menstrual products contributes to absenteeism, missed instructional time, and difficulty concentrating in class.—
Gale Brewer,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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With less competition, and fewer downward pressures on costs, suppliers may choose to exit Massachusetts altogether, further concentrating the market and eliminating the competitive dynamic that has delivered savings for Massachusetts residents for decades.—
Michael Rombach,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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But integrating chatbots made for adults into toys for kids poses its own array of threats, Padilla told the Union-Tribune.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Fernandez Bibeau’s portfolio as parks commissioner, effective June 1, will include integrating green infrastructure into the city’s broader open space strategy and strengthening coordination across cabinets to advance the city’s climate goals.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Moonshot and Earthshot Prince William and Caroline Kennedy uniting for the Earthshot Prize represented the next generation of Kennedys and Windsors working together.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
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The Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management board serves as a rare forum uniting top global CEOs with Chinese government, academic, and business leaders.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Elon Musk reportedly floats SpaceX, Tesla merger Elon Musk has reportedly discussed merging SpaceX with Tesla, a deal that would give the world’s richest person even more control over his sprawling tech empire.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Elon Musk is reportedly considering merging Tesla with SpaceX, and Wall Street expects the companies to combine after the aerospace giant’s upcoming IPO.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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First class Etihad Apartments; Singapore Suites; combing first class on Airbus A380s on all the major Gulf airlines in a single trip; combining six different airline first class products in a single round trip.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Fewer couples are combining their finances, especially younger Americans.—
Joshua Sidorowicz,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Centering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centering. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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