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the central part or aspect of something under consideration
resolution of the original dispute became the centerpiece of the negotiations
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Recent Examples of centerpiece
The policy was a centerpiece of Mr. Trump’s first-term border crackdown.
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The emphasis on domestic spending is the centerpiece of the U.S. strategy.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Baz bought her three-bedroom house in Altadena in 2020 and renovated it with a butter-yellow kitchen as its centerpiece.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
The enormous bar served as the centerpiece, with greenery in the marquee extending all the way to the roof.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
The emphasis on domestic spending is the centerpiece of the U.S. strategy.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Baz bought her three-bedroom house in Altadena in 2020 and renovated it with a butter-yellow kitchen as its centerpiece.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2025
The enormous bar served as the centerpiece, with greenery in the marquee extending all the way to the roof.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for centerpiece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for centerpiece
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That competition has made securing investments and partnerships all the more important in large part because of the sizable hardware and energy needs required to hone the models at the core of advanced AI.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Financial success and core values can go hand in hand.—
Goro Gupta,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Speed is of the essence in digital publishing, where breaking news is only relevant for a few hours at a time.—
Benjamin Mullin,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Knowing time was of the essence, Drew and Joyce got in touch with local media outlets and handed out missing person fliers.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The issue is particularly close to his heart given his eldest son, Beau Biden, died in 2015 after being diagnosed with brain cancer believed to be a consequence of exposure to military burn pits while serving in Iraq.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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Being around you was like being in connection with such a deep place of heart and soul.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The first lady, who has consistently championed American designers throughout her time in the public eye, stayed true to her style roots with the Ralph Lauren creation.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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Set plants only deep enough such that their root collars (where branches meet the root system) are level with or slightly above the surrounding soil level.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Her show at Hauser & Wirth in Chelsea is a body of work made in response to this bewildering kernel of human-and-galactic history.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Late November meant harvest season on the reservation, and the driver offloaded yellow corn kernels, gathered from the nearby fields, into the grain silos before pulling his big rig away.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
The Denver Post,
30 Dec. 2024
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There are no glaring weaknesses in the team to this point.—
Jesse Granger,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Its analysis used 23 trillion data points from thousands of artists and data from more than 500 partners spanning digital, retail, and airplay.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Centerpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centerpiece. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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