CENTER STAGES Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

center stages

noun

plural of center stage

as in spotlights

the center of public attention a public health problem that has moved to center stage in recent years

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Noun

And as a guy in power armor, Iron Man straddles the line of being a mecha, but his Marvel Tokon design spotlights Gundam and Tekkaman influences.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
The dotted centers of the doodle-looking flowers were instead clusters of spotlights that could point in different directions.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of spotlights

Noun

Each new spot is an imaginative wonderland and will captivate the attentions of little ones, and parents.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
But this is not a restaurant built for restraint; turn your attentions to Les Grands, a selection of jumbo desserts, each big enough to feed a quorum.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Definition of attentions

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