CENTERS Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of center

as in hubs

a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism

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Relevance

as in middles

an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface the center of the earth

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centers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of center

as in consolidates

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control centered administrative duties under the command of a single person

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as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective the students centered their attention on final exams

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Recent Examples of centers

Noun

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure and three cargo ships in the port of Reni in the Odesa region. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Paired with on-site energy storage, SSTs could turn data centers from blunt-force loads into more flexible participants in the grid. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2024, there wasn’t a single election ad on broadcast TV that mentioned data centers, according to tracking from the firm AdImpact, and in most of 2025, only a handful discussed them, largely in down-ballot state races. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 The president and vice president will appear in the Oval Office with conservative YouTube personality Nick Shirley, whose video series from Minnesota late last year led to fraud investigations of day care centers there that receive federal money. — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026 The National Multiple Sclerosis Society maintains an online registry and map of care centers and MS specialists nationwide. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces carried out drone strikes on logistics centers, port infrastructure, and three cargo ships in the port of Reni in the Odesa region. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 In data centers, the custom-silicon race is no longer limited to AMD, Intel, Nvidia or other semiconductor companies. — Michal Siwinski, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The story centers on two ex-lovers who come back into each other’s lives after spending decades apart, only to find old feelings stirring with messy and mixed results. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

The film centers on a boy packed off from the city to his family’s ancestral village. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The debate also centers on medical personnel in the Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs and state hospitals. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Each issue centers on one timely financial topic, presented in clear, practical context. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 The expedition centers on the Nikumaroro Hypothesis, a theory that Earhart's plane crashed near the remote Pacific island. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Body centers around a dance team, who audition three new girls for their squad in tryouts, telling them to roar like their mascot, the Lions. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 Elia’s film only focuses on the fourth and final section of Steinbeck’s novel, which centers on Adam and Cathy’s fraternal twin sons, Aron and Cal. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Your framing of one of the most important days of your life centers her. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026 Incumbent Derek Tran is attempting to win the district that centers around Little Saigon for a second consecutive time, a feat last accomplished within his party by former Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for centers

Noun

Trump won the area handily in 2020 and 2024 and the arena placed the president hours away from the state’s blue-leaning hubs in Johnson and Wyandotte counties.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Should inventory be staged closer to fulfillment centers or major retail distribution hubs?

— Tom Wicky, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of hubs

Noun

The Kritzers are both middles, but the Redhawks didn’t have a true right-side hitter going into the season.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Juxtapositions of seemingly unlike topics (plants and gender, feral dogs and nuclear weapons) give way to Venn diagrams, with Johnson dwelling in their overlapping middles.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of middles

Verb

Built with significant financial backing from the European Commission, the site consolidates four distinct technical installations into a single industrial processing line.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
For a compatible computer that needs both Windows and Office, the bundle consolidates two core purchases without adding monthly fees.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of consolidates

Verb

The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor focuses on the frustration in some suburban neighborhoods about the state law that bypasses local zoning rules.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Personal legal responsibility focuses minds on safety, builds public trust and helps ensure that the race among AI leaders to come out on top doesn’t come at everyone else’s expense.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of focuses

Noun

As the footprint expands across major creative capitals, both founders remain adamantly protective of the core intimacy that defines their mission.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Beyond aesthetics, is there anything to be gleaned from Huang’s large, looping capitals or from Brockman’s wobbly lowercase initials?

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of capitals

Verb

Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
But the power this concentrates in the hands of one corporation and person – SpaceX and Musk – has raised alarm bells.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of concentrates

Noun

Food meccas include Pier 57 (hit Nom Wah for legendary dim sum, or LoLo’s on the Water for the fish fry) and, of course, Chelsea Market (try Miznon’s pita cheeseburger and roasted cauliflower, and Ayada’s mango sticky rice).

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of meccas or meeting places for diehard fans, live sporting events try to position themselves as major cultural moments.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026