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Meanings of centering in English

Spanish
enfoque

The concentration of attention or energy on something.

enfoque

(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back.

Usage of centering in English
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Having either one or two guidance boxes had a significant centering effect.
Pubmed
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Scandella's centering pass was tipped home by Haula to set up overtime.
Reuters
3
Hughes' assist came when he tipped Matt Tennyson's centering pass toward Wood.
Reuters
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He scored from right in front off a centering pass from Bailey.
Reuters
5
Has had paintings done by J. Campbell Phillips centering about entire family.
The new yorker
6
Think about climbing with one leg again, centering over one active foot.
Climbing Magazine
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Backstrom was behind the goal and trying to make a centering pass.
Reuters
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Motionless he remained, centering his thoughts, his arms crossed over his chest.
Immortal wolf
9
The demands of the eastern rising, centering at Norwich, bordered on communism.
The Age of the Reformation
10
And now Drew produced his own hidden weapon, centering it on Hatch.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
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The story is a series of vignettes centering around these three themes.
The new yorker
12
Rinaldi adjusted his tie, carefully centering the top flap over the bottom.
Bare Bones
13
Musical ideas centering around aural immersion are dipping into artificial sonic worlds.
Wired
14
Man, centering round himself, necessarily became an exile from the great Whole.
Pagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning
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Bird repositioned his two front paws, centering them under his upraised chin.
Devil Bones
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He has also been interested in other railroads centering in Cleveland.
Cleveland Past and Present: Its Representative Men / Comprising ...
About this term
Translations for centering
Spanish
enfoque
Centering through the time
Centering across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common