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

Many other demonstrations were planned for students and others to gather at city centers, statehouses and churches across the country. —

Kimberlee Kruesi, Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026 About 80 warming centers were opened, and National Guard troops delivered supplies by truck and helicopter. —

Kristin M. Hall, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026 For now, Sturm will ask more of his fill-in centers. —

Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026 Lisa Dadio, a former New Haven police lieutenant on the criminal justice faculty at the university, oversees one of the four regional de-escalation training centers. —

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026 Look for Florida bulbs to plant at garden centers to obtain the best selection. —

Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 Warming centers are open across the city to help New Yorkers in need. —

Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026 The Hawks and Columbus Blue Jackets were tied at 1 at the first intermission following final-minute goals from centers Charlie Coyle and Connor Bedard. —

Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 Fortunately, this legislative session, which began last week, the Colorado legislature is looking at ways to shield residents from rate hikes caused by data centers. —

Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026

Verb

That Ahn centers characters in their 30s, who’ve attained a certain level of maturity but still feel adrift, makes for an inherently more interesting premise. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026 Taking place during the Christmas season, the film centers on a group of sorority sisters who are tormented by persistent, disturbing phone calls. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026 Beth de Araújo’s Josephine — a drama that centers on an 8-year-old girl who witnesses a rape in Golden Gate Park and the fallout that comes as her parents, played by Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, struggle to find a path forward — won two awards during the Sundance Film Festival’s closing ceremony. —

Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 Judd plays Caden’s mother Mari in the pic, which centers on the unwavering determination of his parents to help their son, against all odds, achieve his dream. —

Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026 This dedication centers Sophie and Benedict’s second meet-cute, when the two cross paths at a country house where Benedict is attending a party and where Sophie is now working, after being unable to find a position in London thanks to her stepmother smearing her reputation. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026 This mind-melter from Charlie Kaufman centers on an enigmatic Buckley as the conflicted girlfriend of Jesse Plemons’s awkward Jake, who takes her to meet his incredibly strange parents (Toni Collette and David Thewlis). —

Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026 Tony has main character energy (which is amusing because the series centers around him). —

Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026 Data centers house computing equipment used to process the massive troves of information needed to train and maintain AI systems. —

Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Both Changi Airport, one of the world’s busiest international hubs, and Seletar Airport, which supports business and regional aviation, are being considered.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
Many run from popular hubs like Chiang Mai, three hours away.

— Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026