centerpiece
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Add a sharply dressed green salad, maybe something cold and fizzy to drink, and suddenly the food-court chicken bake has become a centerpiece.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
She’s the centerpiece of “9 to 5,” a movie about unionization and pushing back against workplace sexual harassment.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
“GameStop has closed hundreds of stores in recent years, which means the physical footprint that would presumably be the centerpiece of this partnership is already shrinking,” she said over email.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
After working with a 17-foot canoe as a centerpiece for the Huntington exhibition, Saar told Curate LA that she felt compelled to return to small-scale pieces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
It was the centerpiece of Mrs. Atanabi’s whole dance number, what she used to transition from one dance style to the next.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
Others became true centerpieces or gave me a new idea for how to bring people together.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Family offices are often the centerpieces of wealthy families’ financial lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
It would be easy to spend a small fortune on distinctive dinnerware and centerpieces.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
And suddenly, the loss of pitcher Josiah Gray and catcher Keibert Ruiz — the centerpieces of the Scherzer/Turner trade from the Dodgers’ farm system — are being ever so precariously felt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
I soak in the Grand Banquet Hall: candelabras and centerpieces dripping with white and gold, animated ceiling frescoes of the royal family's bloodline, roses opening and closing to release their scents.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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