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Recent Examples of centrality
Landscape painters gain cultural centrality by showing a nation’s territory to itself.
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Given the time of day and the centrality of the station to the CTA’s system, there should have been senior leadership on the scene to direct employees.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Like his fee scheme, the auction was another attempt to exploit the agent’s centrality for personal gain.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
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Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Given the time of day and the centrality of the station to the CTA’s system, there should have been senior leadership on the scene to direct employees.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Like his fee scheme, the auction was another attempt to exploit the agent’s centrality for personal gain.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centrality
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That may become increasingly common going forward, as conventional wisdom on the essentiality of coaching continuity—and the fear of roster attrition—has been recast by the yearly churn every team now faces in the transfer portal era.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Armani’s legacy is a lesson in essentiality, discipline and authenticity.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the incident was one of four mechanical problems with the LCS fleet in a year, staining the reputation of the ships’ reliability.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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That isn’t to say Crichton is an author whose reputation needs resuscitating.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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At its height nearly 20 years ago, India’s leader described the Maoists as the country’s biggest internal security threat, a blight on its status as the world’s largest democracy and its aspirations of becoming a global power.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The May 22 event at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in Joliet was advertised on the post’s Facebook page with a digital flyer that asked for a $100 minimum contribution and offered VIP status, including a chance to win a set of golf clubs, for a $500 contribution.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Cult Beauty’s Sunny Escapes Edit leans heavily into practical vacation beauty rather than fantasy glamour, combining travel-ready staples with prestige makeup and SPF-adjacent utility.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Unfortunately, the field strength doesn't match the prestige of winning the plaid jacket at Colonial.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Eco effort The villas are mainly run on solar power (each villa’s roof is slightly sloped to accommodate these solar panels), and the resort is single plastic-free.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The computing power needs, the competition from Anthropic, the potential for a more business-to-business stream of revenue, the fear that all of the big institutions that own it will want to cash out, makes this one plain fraught.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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According to some traditions of Hindu thought and practice, hijras are considered to possess significant religious potency.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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Much of the emotional potency of the show’s début season came from Levinson’s canny, perhaps even prescient, channelling of Zoomer doomerism.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
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Though the camp is entirely new, the name is not.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But the fictional series is inspired by the actual 1979 film of the same name (sometimes referred to as The Shower in English), considered to be a classic in Korean cinema.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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DeGette has taken a somewhat lower-profile approach to her position than some of her colleagues.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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By executing a teardown the Red Sox could also restock their farm system and ideally add a new wave of position player prospects who could help the big league lineup next year and beyond.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrality. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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