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centerpiece

[sen-ter-pees] / ˈsɛn tərˌpis /


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As the chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has made her role a centerpiece of her reelection campaign.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Muse represents the centerpiece of Meta’s AI vision,” Anmuth wrote, citing Meta’s expanding hardware and software ecosystem.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

The move highlights the importance of technology development and the growing role of Disney+ as the company’s so-called digital centerpiece under new chief executive Josh D’Amaro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

But under Steinem’s editorship, which lasted until the sale of the magazine in 1987, it became both a beacon and a lifeboat for many contemporary women—a centerpiece of feminism’s second wave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Just as the Grand Court was to be the architectural heart of the fair, so the central lagoon and Wooded Island were to constitute its landscape centerpiece.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Family offices are often the centerpieces of wealthy families’ financial lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

A few centuries ago, pineapples could rack up as much as today’s equivalent of $8,000, and were available to rent as centerpieces for fancy dinner parties in Colonial America.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2024

It would be easy to spend a small fortune on distinctive dinnerware and centerpieces.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

She recently created centerpieces for a baby shower for 75 people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023

She looks around the room, taking in the swags of green, the holly berries, red roses, and dried magnolia leaves set as centerpieces on all the tables.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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