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Definitions for centerpiece
ˈsɛn tərˌpiscen·ter·piece

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. centerpiece, centrepiecenoun

    the central or most important feature

    "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform"

  2. centerpiece, centrepiecenoun

    something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)

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  1. centerpiece

    A centerpiece is a decorative object or arrangement which is placed in the middle of something, usually a table during festive occasions, to create a focal point or main area of attraction. Besides decoration, it can also refer to something of central importance or interest in a set of items or activities.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Centerpiecenoun

    alt. of Centrepiece

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of centerpiece in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of centerpiece in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of centerpiece in a Sentence

  1. Darvin Ham:

    It’s going to be built on that defense, and he’s [ Davis ] going to be the main piece, the centerpiece of it. LeBron is always going to be great. LeBron is going to be Lebron, Russ is going to be Russ. But we need consistency out of Anthony Davis. We need Anthony Davis to be healthy, we need Anthony Davis to be in a good mental space, and we need Anthony Davis to be as consistent as possible and back to that championship-type basketball.

  2. Anne Tolley:

    It is iconic and it is certainly is the centerpiece of the town's tourism. We also have fantastic beaches and walks and the kiwi, but Whakaari, you will have seen all the signs, we are the gateway to Whakaari.

  3. Laura Durso:

    This is the cruel centerpiece of the President Donald Trump administration's agenda to prevent the full inclusion of transgender people in public life, it undermines military readiness and perpetuates the fear across the transgender and allied communities that this government will not protect them, not even those who would sacrifice everything to protect our nation.

  4. Bob Costas:

    Beijing Olympics's a centerpiece of the entire network strategy at a time where everything is fractionalized.

  5. Matthew Carrano:

    I knew that we needed something dramatic for what would inevitably be a centerpiece of the hall. And these are two dinosaur species that co-existed 68-66 million years ago in western North America, so it would represent a possible real-world interaction, but we've deliberately left the scenario open, as to whether this represents T. rex killing Triceratops or scavenging an already dead individual. The idea is to better portray the role of an apex predator, which is often opportunistic. In life, I imagine that even T. rex would have favored easier meals than a healthy, adult Triceratops – if such were available: young or sick or elderly individuals, for example.

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