centering
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of centering
Example Sentences
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Hershey Pa.’s Christian Pulisic set up a sequence that led to a Paraguay own goal, and then, not long after, zipped a centering pass to the 24-year-old Balogun to make it 2-0.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Going into the tournament there was a lot of talk centering on how Aronimink could prove too easy for the world's best.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Mind you, Lawrence’s signature formula is still very much in play here, centering the plot around a sensitive, sad hero trying to start over after a great loss.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
This time, instead of centering around the private sector, a Treasury crisis could hamper the government’s ability to finance itself.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
When work resumed, the flying buttresses of the choir were completed and the centering was readied for the first stones of the vault.
From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay
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