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Recent Examples of centrality
Her performance restores her character’s centrality, so that not even Mescal at his roaring, shirtless best can threaten her standing.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The element’s centrality has long puzzled researchers trying to understand early life, because phosphorus isn’t naturally abundant in most watery environments, the kind of place where life probably began.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 24 Feb. 2025
Their increasing centrality to the global economy also grants those with deposits, and the extraction and processing infrastructure necessary to capitalize on these, significant economic influence.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The subjects glance back in startled assurance, as if suddenly aware of their centrality, but also of their fleeting place in an ongoing continuum.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The element’s centrality has long puzzled researchers trying to understand early life, because phosphorus isn’t naturally abundant in most watery environments, the kind of place where life probably began.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 24 Feb. 2025
Their increasing centrality to the global economy also grants those with deposits, and the extraction and processing infrastructure necessary to capitalize on these, significant economic influence.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The subjects glance back in startled assurance, as if suddenly aware of their centrality, but also of their fleeting place in an ongoing continuum.
—Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for centrality
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With Jim Crow, an imperfect church, economic despair, and the Klan looming, the film underlines again and again the essentiality of love—not as an antidote, but as an alternative, an entirely separate mode of experiencing the world.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2025
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Many people across the healthcare ecosystem acknowledge the power and essentiality of trust to most things in healthcare, including engagement and adherence to health advice.—
Lisa Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2024
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In true Bed-Stuy fashion, guests of all ages showed up in their best, reflecting the neighborhood’s stylish reputation.—
Scarlett Newman,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Chargers took the former North Carolina running back with the 22nd pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, adding another weapon to an offense that is hoping to solidify its reputation for physicality in coach Jim Harbaugh’s second season.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Hurley did not share any details on the pair's relationship status in the joint post.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Bold Type alum made the jump to prestige TV on the second season of The White Lotus (about rich people on vacation).—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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Seduced by the rising prestige of the sciences—on campus and in the culture—humanists reshaped their work to mimic scientific inquiry.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Hugo saw that something as simple as shoes could be solved with the right approach and insights, cementing his belief in the power of technology to solve real-world problems.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Skilled project leaders are needed to combine their technical skill set (project management tools like Trello and Asana) with power skills like leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The potency for 12 of the 15 products was significantly overstated, the results showed, and four of the samples exceeded the state’s limit for yeast and mold.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2025
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Rather than isolating exercise to a high-intensity hour, this mindful approach embraces the quiet potency of consistent, embodied movement as a daily anchor.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The names: Off-Roadeo Arches and Off-Roadeo Cliffhanger are meant to celebrate the Moab area and Bronco Off-Roadeo Moab.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Directed by Mike Flanagan, the film is based on Stephen King’s 2020 novella of the same name about an ordinary accountant who becomes an odd kind of celebrity amid the end of the world.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2025
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Faced with a nearly $1-billion shortfall, Bass has been weighing whether to lay off more than 1,500 city workers — or almost 5% of the workforce — while also eliminating some vacant positions.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The letter comes more than a year before three of those five officials will seek to defend their positions in the 2026 election.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Centrality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centrality. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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