CENTERS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

centers 1 of 2

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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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

Lombardo expressed support for the projects backed by local communities, while Ford questioned whether the developments would benefit residents and proposed pausing tax breaks for centers. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 By entering your address, the locator will create a list of voting centers that are less than a mile away. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Democrat Jared Williams is ahead in the race for Tarrant County Precinct 2 with all early ballots counted and 190 vote centers of 223 reporting. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Data centers also emerged as a top campaign issue, as the state leads the nation in new data center construction. — Sarah Kallis, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026 The Secretary of State's online tool also allows voters to enter their address to search for their polling place and other nearby vote centers, if applicable. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Based on Connecticut hospital emergency department visits and hospital discharge data from 29 participating stroke centers there were 8,914 stroke/transient ischemic attacks in 2025, according to the Connecticut Department of Health. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 The trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court centers on allegations made by six women concerning incidents dating from 1999 to 2009. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 Mikal Bridges had his bounce-back game, Karl-Anthony Towns dominated a team short on centers — though his uptick in turnovers reached new highs on Tuesday — and the Knicks got a victory over the Pistons for the first time in 544 days. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

What wasn’t noted at the time, however, was Harrelson’s participation in the film, which centers on the origin story of his character, Haymitch Abernathy. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026 The film centers on a couple in their 40s who live with their extended family in rural Kosovo making a modest living on their farm. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026 The approach centers on integrating different payloads without repeating the full development process for each configuration. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 Dispute over retroactive repeal The challenge also centers on the General Assembly’s subsequent repeal of the posting requirement. — Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026 Lawmakers from the candidates’ respective parties also found much agreement when debating a critical minerals law that centers domestic value addition earlier this year. — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Published on October 15 and initiated by Daniela Horn, the founder of Van Horn gallery, the letter centers around an event that was initially set to be staged at the city’s Heinrich Heine Institute on October 26. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Each room centers on at least one meaningful possession of Corcoran’s, surrounded by custom seating, cheerful window treatments and wall coverings, warm pools of lamplight, and an artful mix of antiques. — David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 The film centers on three American physicians – one Jewish, one Muslim, and one Zoroastrian – who volunteered their expertise in Gaza to treat Palestinian children severely wounded by Israeli armaments. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Prices start at $2,410 (excluding international flights, which are typically via hubs such as Paris or London).

— Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Independent Russian media outlets later reported that Ukrainian drones had targeted one of Europe’s largest oil transport hubs in Samara.

— Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of hubs

Noun

The Kritzers are both middles, but the Redhawks didn’t have a true right-side hitter going into the season.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Juxtapositions of seemingly unlike topics (plants and gender, feral dogs and nuclear weapons) give way to Venn diagrams, with Johnson dwelling in their overlapping middles.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of middles

Verb

The report read this as a sign of a pickier market as the business consolidates.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
The system consolidates processing capabilities that previously required several cards, helping reduce a spacecraft’s electronics footprint.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of consolidates

Verb

Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Much of the current wave of research focuses on what menstrual blood can tell us about our reproductive organs and the conditions specific to that area of the body.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of focuses

Noun

Unlike many other capitals, where residential areas are usually found outside of the city’s main sights, here, those neighborhoods are built in and around all the sight-seeing big-hitters.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Although Flávio retained his lead in the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Lula won their capitals, Brazil’s two largest cities and reversed the first-round result in the city of Rio.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of capitals

Verb

Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of concentrates

Noun

Food meccas include Pier 57 (hit Nom Wah for legendary dim sum, or LoLo’s on the Water for the fish fry) and, of course, Chelsea Market (try Miznon’s pita cheeseburger and roasted cauliflower, and Ayada’s mango sticky rice).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of meccas or meeting places for diehard fans, live sporting events try to position themselves as major cultural moments.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026