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dead center

[ded sen-ter] / ˈdɛd ˈsɛn tər /
NOUN
bull's-eye
Synonyms
STRONGEST
center omphalos
STRONG
goal mark objective quintain target
WEAK
direct hit hole in one home run
ADJECTIVE
dead-on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accurate precise
WEAK
absolutely right by the book dead-center definite direct exact on the button on the mark on the money on the nose pinpoint to the point unerring very accurate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless false inaccurate questionable

Example Sentences

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The piston faces have small, crescent-shaped reliefs into which the valves extend near the top dead center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Sophomore Jordan Woolery, who struck out with the bases loaded in the second inning, didn’t miss in the fifth, delivering a three-run homer to dead center field.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

So, imagine me standing on top of a soapbox, dead center in the middle of a crowd of about 1,000 people, yelling at the top of my lungs, "All books are not created equal!"

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

Nor was it different for do-everything option Dylan Moore, who added a two-run shot to dead center in the seventh, after a scintillating spring.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024

In the town of Ishinomaki, dead center along the coast of Miyagi, residents were lulled into a false sense of security by the early tsunami predictions.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland