focus group

noun

: a small group of people whose response to something (such as a new product or a politician's image) is studied to determine the response that can be expected from a larger population

Examples of focus group in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Piattoni said community engagement will be paramount with residents’ perspectives sought through surveys, focus groups and other channels. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026

As the bidding escalated, Wall Street traders turned Netflix stock into a live‑fire focus group on how investors feel about a pure‑play tech platform strapping itself to an old‑line studio. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026

The founders who built these companies didn’t do it with focus groups. —Andrew Thomas, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026

Nonprofits don’t have to attend the Buildfest to enjoy the fruits of its labor, though an optional 30-minute focus group session in advance would help the students understand each agency’s mission and needs. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for focus group

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• supergroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe