CENTER STAGE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

center stage

noun

Definition of center stage

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 For voters across the region, these twin crises have brought the economy back to center stage. — Dan Restrepo, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 Olivia moved to a center stage to deliver her vulnerable confessions of insecurity and self-doubt. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026 At a time when the race to build the best frontier models is center stage, the competition to establish the next hardware platform is shaping up to be just as important. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026 The jagged edges of the lower bowl almost spotlight the playing field like center stage. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for center stage

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Noun

Dry complexions may get top billing here, but this lightweight overachiever plays just as nicely with combination, oily, acne-prone, and everything-in-between skin.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
Summer may get top billing for vacations, but budget-conscious travelers may want to hold off until fall.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of top billing

Noun

Accordingly, her tenure drew an intense spotlight, including her decision to take a short maternity leave.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
The award marks a return to the Busan spotlight for Lee, whose debut feature, The Shoe Fairy, screened in the festival’s New Currents section in 2005.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotlight

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Amalia Ulman’s 2025 film Magic Farm, about an American team’s desperation to manufacture a viral trend in rural Argentina, is minor cringe for its pleasurable skewering of the attention economy.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
No one was standing over my shoulder telling me to pay it special attention, but I was mesmerized.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of attention

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