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View definitions for main event

main event

noun as in centerpiece

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If they’re blue or red, their voters are relegated to the cheap seats as distant spectators to the main event being fought in a few purple swing states.

But poetic pettiness — that's the main event.

From Salon

It’s been weird being the back-up fighter for the main event in the sense that I can’t fully relax, and then I can’t fully be into fight mode.

From BBC

The inclusion of Taylor and Serrano on the card delivered on its promise to add credibility to what many correctly predicted would be a farcical main event.

From BBC

The main event did little to convince those in the boxing world that it was a worthwhile venture.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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