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as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes will hold the conference in the central part of the country in order to encourage delegates from both coasts

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noun

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Recent Examples of central
Adjective
Manta Resort boasts private beach access and a restaurant overlooking the water's edge, while the Limni resort, with just 11 rooms and a tranquil central pool, offers a more personalized experience. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025 Take the generously sized central area, for example. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
When brothers Benjamin and Max Goldberg opened a bar in their hometown in 2003, Nashville was more than a decade away from becoming bachelorette-party-central. Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025 Authorities had been searching for 30-year-old Michel Jordan Castellano-Fonseca following the early Sunday morning shooting at an apartment located in north-central Aurora. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for central
Recent Examples of Synonyms for central
Adjective
  • The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which has organized dozens of boats to sail to Gaza carrying humanitarian aid, said that one of its main vessels was targeted in a drone strike just after midnight local time on Tuesday while docked near the Tunisian capital.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Tribhuvan International Airport, the country's main international airport, was also shut down due to smoke in the area.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The bullpen was taxed and the Royals were down a run in the middle frames.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Of these, 20 percent believe the effects will be significant, 46 percent expect these to be moderate and 16 percent foresee a minimal impact, with 16 percent unsure and only two percent expecting no impact whatsoever.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The rain is much needed, as most of the Kansas City forecast area is abnormally dry, with moderate drought conditions creeping closer to its boundaries in mid-Missouri, the weather service said.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the center’s allegations are of another type.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.
    Chris Prentice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • But today, technology was not his primary concern.
    Elie Ofek, Harvard Business Review, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Only two of Swift’s albums appear below the halfway mark on the 200-spot ranking.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • As Phoenix passes the halfway mark of this year’s monsoon, dramatic downpours, gusty haboobs and streaks of lightning across the sky have been mostly absent.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Red mesh iron bookshelves and traditional Italian kitchen towels suspended like airy curtains from the ceiling add to the quirky interior.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk capitalized on the widening gap to position himself as a conservative cultural authority on traditional values and religion.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The capital costs of capture equipment, plus the energy demands for capture and conversion processes, create a tough business case without subsidies or premium product markets.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Michael Weser faces two counts of capital murder and charges of abuse of a corpse and arson in the killings of Denise Rhodes and Robyn DeSort, whose remains authorities found Sunday on land close to Weser's home, the release states.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Central.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/central. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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