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an area that is approximately central within some larger region;
\\\"it is in the center of town\\\"
\\\"they ran forward into the heart of the struggle\\\"
\\\"they were in the eye of the storm\\\"
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the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher;
\\\"he hit the ball to deep center\\\"
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a building dedicated to a particular activity;
\\\"they were raising money to build a new center for research\\\"
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a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
\\\"the gist of the prosecutor\\\'s argument\\\"
\\\"the heart and soul of the Republican Party\\\"
\\\"the nub of the story\\\"
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the object upon which interest and attention focuses;
\\\"his stories made him the center of the party\\\"
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a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process;
\\\"in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere\\\"
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the middle of a military or naval formation;
\\\"they had to reinforce the center\\\"
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(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
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(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback;
\\\"the center fumbled the handoff\\\"
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a place where some particular activity is concentrated;
\\\"they received messages from several centers\\\"
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politically moderate persons; centrists
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(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
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the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
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mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace;
\\\"a good plaza should have a movie house\\\"
\\\"they spent their weekends at the local malls\\\"
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the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
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(American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play;
\\\"it is a center\\\'s responsibility to get the football to the quarterback\\\"
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a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game