dead center

idiom

: in the exact center
She hung the picture dead center on the wall.

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Bregman’s was a three-run shot that cleared the Green Monster following two quick singles to lead off the inning, and Alvarez’s solo shot was a bomb to dead center that felt in the moment like a dagger. Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024 Each of the five criteria are listed out on a judging tablet and underneath each one is a slider, which is set to dead center to start the battle. Dvora Meyers, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024 Martinez took a 2-0 sinker 419 feet to dead center, practically hitting it all the way over to the hockey rink. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024 With two outs and J.D. Martinez on second base after a double off Parker, Vientos sent a fastball 435 feet to dead center to give the Mets a 3-0 lead. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dead center 

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“Dead center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20center. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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