centrepiece

British

/ ˈsɛntəˌpiːs /

noun

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

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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

Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, has made devolution a centrepiece of his agenda in the early weeks of his premiership.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

Conflict in Lebanon has become a centrepiece of weeks of stop-start efforts to bring a formal end to the war.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

A pumpkin might serve as a centrepiece, with the top off and the centre cut out, filled either with fruit or chestnuts or chrysanthemums, or the latter may be used alone in a tall vase.

From Gala Day Luncheons A Little Book of Suggestions by Caroline Benedict Burrell

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