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• past participle of center.
• past tense form of center.

centered

American  

[sen-terd] / ˈsɛn tərd /

adjective

1. having a central axis.

   a centered arc.

2. equidistant from all bordering or adjacent areas; situated in the center.

   The illustration was centered on the page.

3. Printing. set above the base line at approximately the level of the hyphen.

   a centered dot between syllables.

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centered British  

/ ˈsɛntəd /

adjective

1. the US spelling of centred

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Other Word Forms

• uncentered
  adjective
• well-centered
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of centered

First recorded in 1580–90; center + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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centered

The session itself had centered on how institutions become trapped by assumptions they no longer even recognize as assumptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Much of the previous research on sorbitol metabolism has centered on diseases such as diabetes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

She always aspired to have lots of kids, her own mother testified, and even her career, as a labor and delivery nurse, was centered around bringing children into the world.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Mann, 42, started making YouTube content in 2018 under the Dhar Mann Studios banner, centered around morality and motivational videos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

It was a little squashed, but as with the rest of them, the pecan was centered perfectly on the brown-sugar topping.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker