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center
adjective as in middle
Strong matches
inside, interior, intermediary, intermediate, mean, midpoint, midway
Weak matches
at halfway point, centermost, deepest, equidistant, inmost, inner, innermost, internal, medial, mid, middlemost
noun as in middle point
Strong matches
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 matches
equidistance, focal point, intermediacy, middle-of-the-road, radial point
noun as in point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers
Strongest matches
capital, city, club, heart, hub, mall, market, plaza, shopping center, station, town
Strong matches
concourse, crossroads, focus, marketplace, mart, metropolis, polestar
Weak matches
focal point, meeting place, nerve center, social center, trading center
verb as in concentrate, draw together
Strong matches
centralize, collect, concenter, consolidate, focalize, join, unify
Weak matches
bring to a focus, bring together, close on, converge upon, medialize
Example Sentences
This contrasts with the Western nuclear family model, where learning is often centered around parents or teachers in a formalized school setting.
Their findings suggest this connection between the more sophisticated parts of the brain and the lower brainstem's breathing center allows us to coordinate our breathing with our current behaviors and emotional state.
Her trick to making the arrangements was having a base centered on hydrangeas but being open to any special accent flowers that caught her eye.
All of which adorns what is, at the center, a parable about parenting — how it changes the parent, how the parent must learn to let go.
The company has worked with BaronHR, a staffing agency that has come under scrutiny from federal agencies for alleged abuses of workers it recruits for warehouses, factories and distribution center jobs in California and elsewhere.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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