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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. Michele Hanisee:

    The centerpiece of Newsom's proposal would require a license to sell, and a background check just to buy, a box of ammunition, this would require the creation of another complicated, expensive and inevitably flawed database, which California officials will be unable to effectively maintain. New York already tried this approach, abandoning it after wasting millions of public dollars.

  2. Hilary Benn:

    He chose to make benefits the centerpiece of his renegotiation, but it was never a good idea to reduce the whole future of our cooperation with Europe, and the jobs, investment, growth, security and influence it has brought us, to just this issue.

  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. Terry Maguire:

    President Obama is not up for re-election. This should be a centerpiece of his environmental legacy.

  5. Sadiq Khan:

    This is a landmark day for our city. Our toxic air is an invisible killer responsible for one of the biggest national health emergencies of our generation, the ULEZ is the centerpiece of our plans to clean up London's air -- the boldest plans of any city on the planet, and the eyes of the world are on us.

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