as in top billing
the center of public attention
a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years
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Recent Examples of center stage
Those celestial bodies at center stage are the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, a pair of dwarf galaxies.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, there has been a particularly wide array of features highlighting the Jewish experience — both fact-based and fictionalized — that are likely to be center stage come awards time.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Cheers broke out when the intro began, and ikura sang at center stage, surrounded by child dancers, while Ayase hammered the drum pads.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Donald Trump triumphed over Kamala Harris in the presidential election with a campaign that put transgender issues center stage.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, there has been a particularly wide array of features highlighting the Jewish experience — both fact-based and fictionalized — that are likely to be center stage come awards time.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Cheers broke out when the intro began, and ikura sang at center stage, surrounded by child dancers, while Ayase hammered the drum pads.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Donald Trump triumphed over Kamala Harris in the presidential election with a campaign that put transgender issues center stage.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for center stage
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Since it was created by ESPN (which remains a minority investor after selling the majority stake in 2022), the series received top billing alongside the major team leagues that its networks and over-the-air sibling ABC telecasted daily.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bay Area pop-rock act Green Day is set to headline on Day 1 (May 23), while hitmaker Justin Timberlake and the increasingly popular Noah Kahan take top billing on Day 2 and Day 3, respectively.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The episode cast a spotlight on the room for overreach in relatively obscure parts of the government, in this instance an agency in the Department of Homeland Security called the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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This bracket size has given those with the talent and ability to win it all an opportunity to sort it out on the field, while providing a shot and a spotlight to just enough more schools that deserve it.—
Chris Vannini,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Barron's Political Involvement This is not the first time Barron has captured attention.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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During the protest, Lane not only brought attention to her situation, but to that of all trans women who face violence in Mexico City.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
21 Jan. 2025
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Related Articles Silicon Valley bigwigs bask in Trump limelight in major reversal at inauguration OpenAI whistleblower’s death fuels ‘conspiracy theory’ boosted by Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Bay Area congressman Goldberg: Can the Democrats be the party of the future again?—
Christopher Thornberg,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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And if ever there was a limelight moment in that regard, AMD found it with the introduction of its new chip and platform architecture formerly known by the code name Strix Halo, and unveiled officially last week as Ryzen AI Max Series.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Seems to me that the Giants are in the catbird seat.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
24 July 2024
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William Byron, on the other hand, is in the catbird seat among Hendrick Motorsports drivers and sits with a seven-point cushion above the cutoff line.—
Marco Rubio,
Newsweek,
2 Nov. 2024
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“Center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20stage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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