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center
adjective as in middle
Strong matches
inside, interior, intermediary, intermediate, mean, midpoint, midway
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at halfway point, centermost, deepest, equidistant, inmost, inner, innermost, internal, medial, mid, middlemost
noun as in middle point
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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
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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
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centralize, collect, concenter, consolidate, focalize, join, unify
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bring to a focus, bring together, close on, converge upon, medialize
Example Sentences
Arrest records in Tarrant County, Texas, show a man was arrested Tuesday and is currently held at the county corrections center.
Most Americans worked in family units—the household, not the factory, was the center of production.
In mice, the brain's prefrontal cortex, which serves as a major center for executive control, sends tailored signals to regions involved in vision and movement.
It’s performative food, and the fruity martini sits right in the center.
For many years, researchers focused on two primary memory centers: the hippocampus, which supports short-term memory, and the cortex, which was believed to store long-term memories.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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