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centerpiece

[sen-ter-pees] / ˈsɛn tərˌpis /


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Two scrolls from the Egyptian ‘Book of the Dead,’ one newly restored, form the breathtaking centerpiece of a show that reveals the considerable art involved in the ancient civilization’s burial rites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Before his senior year, he could become the centerpiece of a feverish bidding war between blue blood programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq performed “I Lied to You,” a musical centerpiece of “Sinners” during the Academy Awards Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

At the centerpiece of that growth is Luana Lopes Lara, the firm’s co-founder and chief operating officer and, at 29, the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, according to Forbes.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Not to be outdone, Berkeley unveiled the centerpiece of its surge of spending in 1924.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik