Centralia
Americannoun
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a city in central Illinois.
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a town in SW Washington.
Example Sentences
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In Centralia, Mo., Holly Bellis sold her $185,000 home, which she purchased in 2020 with a mortgage rate of 2.5%, and bought a newly built property for $375,000 at a rate of 5.375%.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026
Washington legislation in 2011 required TransAlta to shut down the coal-fired boilers at Centralia in two phases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Power from the Centralia coal plant feeds the west-coast electrical grid in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Senate Republican Leader John Braun, of Centralia, said that courts have affirmed the existence of the privilege.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024
What was odder still was that the evacuation of Centralia was not total.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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