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[ sen-terd ] / ˈsɛn tərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR centered ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving a central axis: a centered arc. equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center: The illustration was centered on the page. Printing. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen: a centered dot between syllables. Origin of centeredFirst recorded in 1580–90; center + -ed3 OTHER WORDS FROM centeredun·cen·tered, adjectivewell-centered, adjectiveWords nearby centeredCentennial State, center, center back, center bit, centerboard, centered, center field, center fielder, center-fire, centerfold, center forward Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centeredSeason 4, like the beginning of the series, is centered on another failed drone strike. ‘Homeland’ Creator Talks Season 4’s ‘Reboot,’ Life After Brody, and How ISIS Will Affect the Show|Marlow Stern|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Since the 1920s, beauty pageants have been centered on these superficial qualities. 24 Is Not Too “Old” to Compete for Miss America|Erin Cunningham|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Adelaide isn't just a doll letting things happen to her, she's a complicated and centered character with a lot at stake. New York’s Greatest Show Or How They Did Not Screw Up ‘Guys and Dolls’|Ross Wetzsteon|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST This resurgence has been centered in Texas, which created nearly a million new jobs between 2007 and 2013. Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The movie, shot entirely in black-and-white, centered on a trio of Texan palookas who fancy themselves an elite heist squad. ‘Whiplash’ Is Sundance’s Hottest Film, A Music-Themed Drama Starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons|Marlow Stern|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST He brushed aside these thoughts, and centered his interest in the game which was about to begin. The Grey Cloak|Harold MacGrath Conscientious conduct for the Hebrew centered in doing the will of God; for the Greek, in finding rational standards of good. Ethics|John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts Her mind had been centered on the desk—that the Book must surely be in it. The Princess Dehra|John Reed Scott When the vase is perfectly dry it should be set on the wheel, centered and slowly revolved. The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns Their chief concern continues to be centered too exclusively upon the cattle and the hogs and the corn. Farm Boys and Girls|William Arch McKeever
British Dictionary definitions for centered
adjectivethe US spelling of centred Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to centeredmeet, attract, gather, intensify, focus, consolidate, centralize, unify, collect, join, concenter, focalize, close on |