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Recent Examples of centrality
This pace outstrips the rate of underlying consumer spending growth by tenfold, underscoring its centrality to both market performance and broader economic data.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
During his tenure, Nelson introduced a series of organizational and liturgical changes intended to emphasize the centrality of Jesus Christ in church practice and to streamline local worship.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
This is especially important given the centrality of AI to Washington’s competition with Beijing.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the Quran’s centrality to the Muslim faith has led people across the Islamic world to turn scripture into works of art.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
During his tenure, Nelson introduced a series of organizational and liturgical changes intended to emphasize the centrality of Jesus Christ in church practice and to streamline local worship.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
This is especially important given the centrality of AI to Washington’s competition with Beijing.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
For centuries, the Quran’s centrality to the Muslim faith has led people across the Islamic world to turn scripture into works of art.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centrality
Noun
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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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The growing importance of storage, indeed its essentiality, is covered in a major article — more of a white paper, really -- authored by three energy attorneys at the world’s largest law firm, Dentons: Clinton Vince, Jennifer Morrisey and Andrew Mina.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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But his blunt dismissal of APEC risks worsening America’s reputation at a forum that represents nearly 40% of the world’s population and more than half of global goods trade.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Letts himself has recently developed a reputation as the King of Physical Media, boasting of a collection of around 11,000 DVDs, so there is a slight irony in his latest film being distributed by a streaming service.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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So, the Carter and Alexander deals once again called DeJean’s status into question — especially since Carter is primarily a slot corner.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Her win extends Democratic control of the governor’s mansion to a third consecutive term and cements her status as one of the party’s rising national figures.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Its artistic yet pragmatic nature also defines Valladolid’s role as a place of discovery platform, a prestige auteurs’ hub just weeks after San Sebastián — and a bridge for awards-season exposure.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Here are six horror performances that should be considered alongside more conventional prestige releases as Academy members ready to fill out their ballots, and other awards voting gets underway.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The software, called VenApp, was originally launched by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in 2022 as a hybrid application, integrating a messaging service with a helpline for people to report issues with utility services, such as power outages and water disruptions.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Already one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, the 6-foot-7 swingman, still just 22, has exhibited flashes of potency on the other end of the court.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The city limits registration to no more than one cannabis retailer, which does not apply to businesses with lower-potency hemp edible retailer registrations.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Here she is being woke in the name of destroying her enemies, most of whom the show has given us very little reason to root for.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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What if that once-in-a-lifetime work of investigative journalism, the one sure to bring glory upon the writer’s name, will also have dire consequences for someone who could otherwise do a lot of good?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Regulatory filings from Monday reveal that Michael Burry, the esteemed short seller known for his big bet against the subprime mortgage market in 2008, has taken out a short position in both Palantir and Nvidia.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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This year, the actor Jonathan Bailey was named to the honorary unpaid position.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrality. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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