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
Six weeks later, the red-hot Gators (13-0) are off to their fastest start since the program’s historic peak and seizing center stage in Gainesville as college basketball’s biggest surprise.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Under both the Biden and Trump administrations, the expressed power of the pardon under Article 2 was brought to the center stage.
—Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Wealth and power tend to hog center stage and crowd out the supporting cast.
—David Galef/chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
But there’s been an ever-so-gradual welcoming of older players back to center stage, often at more advanced ages than was the norm even in a less age-conscious era(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Under both the Biden and Trump administrations, the expressed power of the pardon under Article 2 was brought to the center stage.
—Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Wealth and power tend to hog center stage and crowd out the supporting cast.
—David Galef/chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
But there’s been an ever-so-gradual welcoming of older players back to center stage, often at more advanced ages than was the norm even in a less age-conscious era(*).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for center stage
Noun
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Speaking of which, the Kansas City Chiefs share top billing with the Dallas Cowboys with 13 appearances each, while Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have put their stamp on 10 TV windows, edging the Buffalo Bills by one entry.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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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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While Lamar himself is not a defendant in the lawsuit, his halftime performance ensured the song—and its message—remained in the public spotlight.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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The latest: The performance put New Orleans' culture, and especially New Orleans' Black culture, in the world's biggest spotlight.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
9 Feb. 2025
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His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Image The Historian By Elizabeth Kostova In her fresh take on the vampire novel, Kostova reworks the Dracula legend with a historian’s meticulous attention to detail.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The days of Beckham Jr. at the center of the NFL limelight are seemingly behind him as the once superstar receiver has experienced issues with producing consistent numbers while staying on the field since leaving the New York Giants after the 2018 season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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The April 1 Gaza bombing that killed his fellow aid workers thrust Andrés further into the global limelight, and spurred international calls for accountability from the Israel Defense Forces and for an independent investigation.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2024
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The catbird seats were occupied instead by the titans of attention.—
Ezra Klein,
The Mercury News,
31 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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“Center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/center%20stage. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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