as in core
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations
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Recent Examples of centerpiece
For the latter, the MIFA Feature Pitches are undoubtedly a festival centerpiece.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Back in 2003, CBS made the stunning decision to pull a four-hour miniseries about Ronald and Nancy Reagan just days before it was set to be the centerpiece of the network’s November schedule.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
People in their 20s and 30s are pulling chess sets, backgammon boards and mahjong tiles out of closets and grandparents’ attics, turning them into the centerpiece of their social lives.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
The gallery is the centerpiece of the new $450 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center expansion.
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Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for centerpiece
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Back in 2003, CBS made the stunning decision to pull a four-hour miniseries about Ronald and Nancy Reagan just days before it was set to be the centerpiece of the network’s November schedule.
—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
25 June 2026
People in their 20s and 30s are pulling chess sets, backgammon boards and mahjong tiles out of closets and grandparents’ attics, turning them into the centerpiece of their social lives.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
The gallery is the centerpiece of the new $450 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center expansion.
—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for centerpiece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centerpiece
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Reflective, multilayer shields will block the most heat, and ones with a thicker foam core will work much better than thin ones.
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Sperm production works best at a temperature slightly cooler than core body temperature.
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Some pastimes are distractions, some are distortions, and some few are true distillations—refining a city or a place or a community to its essence, deliciously sipped by all.
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Like the catchphrase to the Wide World of Sports broadcast that first enthralled Hunt with the World Cup, this was the essence of the thrill of victory contrasting, alas, with the agony of defeat.
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Others develop dangerous fluctuations in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms because the autonomic nervous system becomes affected.
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Let heart guide tone, and your message lands.
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Aniston, on the other hand, leaned into the shoe's casual roots, wearing hers with jeans and a tank top for a relaxed look that felt quintessentially summer.
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The dynamic Sun in your 9th House of Exploration quincunxes powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so growth calls while roots demand attention.
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The three benchmarks Recursive used involve training a small language model, improving AI training speed, and optimizing a GPU kernel, the tiny mathematical steps that a GPU has to perform to train or run an AI model.
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Grill ears in their husks, then cut the kernels from the cob and add them to salads, salsas, grain bowls, or vegetable dishes.
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Aliyah Boston scored 15 of her 17 points and grabbed all seven of her rebounds in the first half to help Indiana build a 57-37 advantage.
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The point Algeria picked up for the draw gave them four for the tournament, one more than Iran gained in their three matches in Group G, and dropped Iran to the ninth spot among the third place teams, one shy of making the round of 32.
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“Centerpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centerpiece. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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