centers

NOUN

middle point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

heart hub place

STRONG

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

equidistance focal point intermediacy middle of the road radial point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

border boundary edge margin outskirts periphery rim surroundings

NOUN

point of attraction for visitors, shoppers, travelers

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capital city club heart hub mall market plaza shopping center station town

STRONG

concourse crossroads focus marketplace mart metropolis polestar

WEAK

focal point meeting place nerve center social center trading center

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exterior exteriority outside

WEAK

border boundary edge margin outskirts periphery rim surroundings

VERB

concentrate, draw together

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attract focus gather intensify meet

STRONG

centralize collect concenter consolidate focalize join unify

WEAK

bring to a focus bring together close on converge upon medialize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide separate

STRONG

disjoin disperse scatter

WEAK

dissipate

Example Sentences

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Authorities opened 24-hour relief centers for people unable to otherwise escape the smoke.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

The roughly $20 million loan to Afiniti, a Bermuda-based company making AI-powered software for customer call centers, was marked at 99% of cost, even though it appeared the company had failed to pay it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

The technology depends upon the rapid and massive expansion of data centers to train and power the AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Everyone can see it pumping demand into the economy—the data centers, the electricity, the chips, the soaring tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

“And there’s a daisy,” I said, throwing a circlet of the white flowers with their sunlike centers.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein