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

City leaders initially approved a 45-day moratorium last month to give officials more time to study how large data centers could affect water, power, noise and air quality in Patterson. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Maggie’s has 27 cancer support centers around the UK and supports hundreds of thousands of people affected by cancer per year. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 One of London’s business centers, Canary Wharf is located about 14 miles from Richmond. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026 Amazon is also continuing to invest in its warehouses, smaller fulfillment centers closer to customers and its fleet of trucks as the company competes to deliver packages within minutes or hours instead of just days. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Donalds has not explicitly pushed for new tax breaks for data centers, but his campaign has received contributions from AI companies. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026 Dealers versus chain service centers There is a potential challenge to this. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 The system aims to give security operations centers a higher-confidence signal. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Collection centers for donations were established in Bogotá and Cali, the mayor said. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Democratic socialism generally centers on an anti-capitalist agenda, including higher taxes for the wealthy and universal healthcare. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The concern centers on large language models, which can rapidly analyze vast amounts of information but also generate convincing answers that have no factual basis. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026 Verano centers on an unruly teen whose plans for a carefree summer are disrupted when his parents welcome an asylum seeker into their home. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 Much of the decor centers around herons, like a bird wallpapered at the checkout desk and even the store’s mascot, Artie, who’s become an important symbol for the two owners. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 The team emphasizes that Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model—which centers on ticket sales and the sale of food, beverages and merchandise to ticket holders—is predicated on the Cubs spending money to show events in Wrigley Field. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The film centers on the wartime history shared across Asia and received KRW40 million ($28,600). — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 The game centers on a male character stalking and raping a mother and her two young daughters. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 His criticism centers on whether Abel, 64, will maintain the patience that defined Buffett’s investing approach. — Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for centers

Noun

Supplies of fuel remain historically tight because three of the four global refining hubs are in severe distress.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
For the first time in 50 years, California could see a new nuclear power project at one of the country's largest trade hubs.

— Gio Insignares, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of hubs

Verb

Billing consolidates through OpenRouter rather than a dozen provider accounts.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The leadership change at the film commission, a unit of foreign trade promotion agency Procomer, comes as new conservative populist president Laura Fernandez, who took office in May, consolidates her administration.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of consolidates

Verb

Luke Montrose, a professor at Colorado State University whose research focuses in part on the impact of wildfire smoke on disease risk, said glutathione has anti-inflammatory properties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The beginning of the advertisement focuses on Miestowski reaching for a driver in a golf bag.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of focuses

Noun

Hyperscalers, cloud providers, and AI companies racing to build the power-hungry facilities needed to train and run their systems now face a collision that is increasingly visible in state capitals and local planning meetings.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Born in Trenton, Michigan, to parents who met working at a denim store, Sherman was raised in Pittsburgh, a world away from fashion’s capitals.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of capitals

Verb

Dairy products including milk, cream, whey and milk protein concentrates.

— Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Boards and executives should be able to see how AI is being used, where the risk concentrates and how value is tracked without slowing every decision to a crawl.

— Patrick Pugh, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of concentrates

Noun

The fest is becoming a beacon for those who still pine for former jam meccas like Gathering of the Vibes, Wakarusa, Rothbury, and 10,000 Lakes.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
With one day left to declare candidacy in the race for Los Angeles mayor, all eyes are on Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer behind outdoor shopping meccas like The Grove.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026