center spread
Americannoun
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the pair of pages facing each other at the center of a magazine or newspaper, printed and made up as a single unit.
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matter occupying this space.
Example Sentences
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The interior center spread shows Dewey pointing to a chalkboard to highlight his branching-tree schematic of the history of rock.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
The inside center spread reveals an astronaut inspecting the large, gravity drive orb.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Gafford’s battles at the rim with Mobley were a highlight of the first half, but Washington’s center spread the blocks around, totaling five in the first half alone.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2021
The two-page center spread is a cartoon account of Sunday’s march, when more than a million people were on Paris’s streets.
From Time ● Jan. 14, 2015
The magnetism of the center spread over him smoothly like rainwater down his neck and shoulders; the vacant cool sensation glided over the pain like feather-down wings.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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