- present participle of center.
centering
Example Sentences
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“My job is to always be centering folks in the work.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
This year, “A Very Laufey Day” will include experiences in 75 cities across 25 countries, centering on the theme of “A Celebration of the Arts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Hershey Pa.’s Christian Pulisic set up a sequence that led to a Paraguay own goal, and then, not long after, zipped a centering pass to the 24-year-old Balogun to make it 2-0.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
One by one the cut stones of the ribs, called voussoirs, were hoisted onto the centering and mortared into place by the masons.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
