take center stage
idiom
: to be in a main or very important position
The issue is expected to take center stage in the elections.
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This season, depression and addiction take center stage with Felix Mallard’s character, Marcus Baker.
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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
And while the topiaries are decidedly the stars of the show year-round, nearly 40,000 blooming tulips take center stage during the spring—no need to book that trip to the Netherlands.
—Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Made even more interesting as Val and Franklin take center stage.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 2 June 2025
Once the solstice strikes and Cancer Season begins June 20th (and the Cancer New Moon takes place five days later, your partnerships take center stage for the next four weeks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 May 2025
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Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
And while the topiaries are decidedly the stars of the show year-round, nearly 40,000 blooming tulips take center stage during the spring—no need to book that trip to the Netherlands.
—Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025
Made even more interesting as Val and Franklin take center stage.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 2 June 2025
Once the solstice strikes and Cancer Season begins June 20th (and the Cancer New Moon takes place five days later, your partnerships take center stage for the next four weeks.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for take center stage
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“Take center stage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20center%20stage. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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