CENTERS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of center

as in hubs

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism

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Relevance

as in middles

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the center of the earth

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centers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of center

as in consolidates

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 focuses

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 centers

Noun

The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence technology. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 The temporary pause applies to data centers requiring 50 megawatts or more of power while the state develops a new regulatory framework. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Our findings suggest that generative AI centers moral values in ways that are not consistent with those outside the Western world. — Alexandra Figueroa, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 Though the rules would only apply to future projects, both of the data centers currently underway in Independence would have been considered large projects. — Ilana Arougheti july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 What other Democrats have not done, yet, is develop an AI and data centers position that matches what IBEW wants — a pro-construction position that’s at odds with voters who do not want battleship-sized AI centers in their backyards. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 Previously, many buildings constructed after 1961 or outside the city’s largest office centers could not be converted into housing due to older rules limiting conversions, in part to preserve commercial space. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 The motion called on Lineage to keep providing resources and financial support for county community response centers, including food, water, masks and air purifiers. — City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026

Verb

The investigation centers on a $28-million endorsement deal to Leonard from a company called Aspiration that Clippers owner Steve Ballmer invested $60 million into. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Creator Tessa Coates centers her buddy comedy on two women who are both very, very alike and very, very different. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 The franchise centers around a dystopian nation called Panem, where rich and authoritarian leaders force twelve lower-class districts to submit two children to fight in a deadly, and televised, battle every year. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 Set in the 1980s, this new MGM+ drama centers on the New York City Irish gang of the same name and the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the gang’s home turf in Hell’s Kitchen. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 That philosophy centers less on individual statistics and more on how the team plays together. — Amari Riley, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026 The film centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) – actress, writer and rally driver. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 July 2026 Dorothea centers on a Sacramento woman (Davis) who ran a boarding house for the less fortunate in the 1980s, but her seemingly benevolent actions belied her sinister motives. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026 Last but not least, Banana Blend, which centers around one of the most popular fruity aromas right now. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026

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Noun

The port has established green shipping corridor partnerships with hubs in Shanghai, Singapore, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and partners in Vietnam.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Community groups in historically underserved neighborhoods such as Barrio Logan, San Ysidro and City Heights are working to establish land trusts to counter gentrification and host community hubs.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of hubs

Verb

According to Election Betting Odds, which consolidates numbers from multiple markets including Kalshi, Polymarket, and PredictIt, bettors believe Democrats have a 81% chance of taking back the House.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Intended for hyperscalers and the like, the Kyber NVL144 rack consolidates 144 Nvidia chips into a single system that costs many millions of dollars.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Definition of consolidates

Verb

The Musée d'Orsay focuses on art from 1848 to 1914 and houses the most extensive Impressionist art collection in the world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
When Moore finally abandons the pretense and focuses in earnest on his presidential ambitions, the damage to Maryland will be incalculable and likely irreparable.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of focuses

Verb

Pinot Noir and Riesling snobs may prefer to hop across the lake to von Mandl’s winery that concentrates solelyon those grapes—Martin’s Lane.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
What survived is a tax that raises little, exempts anyone with a bank account, and concentrates its burden on the sliver of senders least able to route around it.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of concentrates

Noun

The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026