CENTER (ON) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

center (on)

verb

Definition of center (on)

as in to close in (on)

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Rather than centralizing sensitive information, only model updates are shared, dramatically reducing privacy risks.

— David Henkin, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Under Xi Jinping, there has been a clear push to centralize control over the AI sector.

— José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

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With the rise of modern conservatism in the ’70s and ’80s, Main said influential figures on the right began to approach politics as war.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
In 2006, an associate of Leto’s approached a 17-year-old backstage at a Thirty Seconds to Mars concert and took her phone number for the musician, then 34.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

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centering (on)

center (on)

centerpiece

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