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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Trujillo’s spouse painted a scene of iconic transgender figureheads—Cecilia Gentili, Nex Benedict, Monica Roberts, and Lorena Borjas—positioned next to the center stage to honor the activists that came before this generation.
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Solcyré Burga / Washington, TIME, 14 Sep. 2024
The ever-evolving dishes put the Willamette Valley terroir at center stage.
—Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Even amid all that, the music was center stage at Douglass Park.
—Ben Trivett Published, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
By the end of the show, Norma has murdered her lover and lost all touch with reality, leaving Scherzinger standing center stage, sweaty, tear streaked and caked in blood.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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Solcyré Burga / Washington, TIME, 14 Sep. 2024
The ever-evolving dishes put the Willamette Valley terroir at center stage.
—Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
Even amid all that, the music was center stage at Douglass Park.
—Ben Trivett Published, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
By the end of the show, Norma has murdered her lover and lost all touch with reality, leaving Scherzinger standing center stage, sweaty, tear streaked and caked in blood.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20stage. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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