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centers

NOUN

middle point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heart hub place

STRONG

axis bull's-eye centrality centriole centrum core cynosure essence focus gist hotbed inside interior kernel mainstream marrow midpoint midst nave navel nucleus omphalos pith pivot polestar quick root seat

WEAK

equidistance focal point intermediacy middle of the road radial point

Antonyms

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exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

border boundary edge margin outskirts periphery rim surroundings

NOUN

point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers

Synonyms

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capital city club heart hub mall market plaza shopping center station town

STRONG

concourse crossroads focus marketplace mart metropolis polestar

WEAK

focal point meeting place nerve center social center trading center

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

border boundary edge margin outskirts periphery rim surroundings

VERB

concentrate, draw together

Synonyms

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attract focus gather intensify meet

STRONG

centralize collect concenter consolidate focalize join unify

WEAK

bring to a focus bring together close on converge upon medialize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide separate

STRONG

disjoin disperse scatter

WEAK

dissipate

Example Sentences

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To remedy that, BlackRock announced earlier this year that it is spending $100 million to support the skilled trades, including efforts in Texas, where there’s steep demand for electricians as data centers crop up there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“As an engineering problem, it’s doable,” Owens said of orbital data centers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Also included are the sites of underground gas storage facilities, refineries, fuel terminals, legacy pollution sites, active industrial sites, landfills, dumps and recycling centers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

However, some commissioners and residents remain skeptical, saying the benefits are uneven, and data centers create few permanent jobs after their labor-intensive construction is finished.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Instead, what cries out for explanation is the failure of food production to appear, until modern times, in some ecologically very suitable areas that are among the world’s richest centers of agriculture and herding today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond