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centrepiece

British  
/ ˈsɛntəˌpiːs /

noun

  1. an object used as the centre of something, esp for decoration

"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

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The war on drugs was the centrepiece of Duterte's presidency, which ran from 2016 to 2022.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Its centrepiece is the mixed media sculpture of Martin the mammoth, which has ceramic yellow toenails and a latex tongue.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Morgan Rogers is the centrepiece, but the key to it all is Emery and a team and club built in his own image and likeness.

From BBC May 25, 2026

The centrepiece of Russia's May 9 celebrations is typically a massive military parade through Red Square in Moscow, presided over by Putin.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

Herr Roederer, with too much of an author’s licence, makes a great figure of his hero—poses him, indeed, to be the centrepiece and cloud-compeller of the whole.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson

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