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• past tense form of center.
• past participle 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

Until now, much of the effort to improve organic electrosynthesis has centered on familiar factors, including the electrical voltage, the materials used for electrodes, and the composition of the liquid in which reactions occur.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

But “Tender Loving Care,” centered on two social service workers navigating the fraying social safety net and, in one case, anxiety about aging parents, possesses a bracing humanity full of compassion and urgency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

That movie starring Jesse Eisenberg centered on Mark Zuckerberg, a student who struggled socially and eventually created his own online ecosystem for making friends -- what would become Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Every single track on the album was centered around “Troy,” with my name mentioned as often as possible.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Much of the talk centered around events to which I was not privy, and even Charles’s kind parenthetical remarks of explanation did not help much to clarify it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt