Center
Center verb - To bring (something) to a central point or under a single control.
Line up
Line up verb - Form a line.
Both terms in one sentence
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At the conclusion of a playoff series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs it is tradition for the players to line up at center ice to shake hands with each other, whatever bad blood may exist between them.
Source: Handshake Refusal - Plantable flags are meant to mark your landing sites on other celestial bodies but also make a great way to mark the location of the space center and by using a pair of them help you line up on the runway for for landing spaceplanes.
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On roughly December 21 every year, Earth, the Sun, and the galactic center line up (almost: the galactic centre (Sagittarius A*) is seven degrees away from the ecliptic).
Source: When the Planets Align
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Line up and Center. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/line_up
Center & Line up. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/line_up>.
Line up or Center. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/center/line_up.
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