center on
Make the focus
To center on something is to focus on it as the main subject or concern.
A debate might center on economic policy; a novel centers on a family's secrets.
The phrase emphasizes that everything else revolves around this focal point: The investigation centered on financial records from 2019.
Sometimes used with "around" instead of "on."
- focusConcentrated attention point
- laser focusIntense, undivided concentration
- revolveTurn around center
- pivotPoint of rotation
- hingeMovable connecting joint
concentrate · key in · orbit · gravitate · core · heart · hub · nucleus · ground zero · fixate · zero in · home in · spotlight · anchor · emphasize · axis · bullseye · target
- revolve aroundorbit, spin, rotate, circle, pivot
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- magnifyzoom in, magnify, enlarge, close-up, magnification
center onscatter
Distribute in random directions
diffuse · disperse · lose sight of · neglect · ignore
center onscatter
Distribute in random directions
diffuse · disperse · decentralize · spread out · distribute
center, centers, centered, centering, central, centrally, centralize, centralization, decentralize