into focus
idiom
1
: into a state in which things are seen clearly and sharply
bringing the binoculars into focus
It took him a few seconds after he woke up to bring his eyes into focus.
2
: into a state or condition in which something can be clearly understood
She tried to bring the important issues into focus.
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The PwC 2025 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report stated that, despite the number of question marks in the air, a somewhat more certain outlook is coming into focus now that the Fed has pivoted on its monetary policy.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Other photos show the music artist bringing the hero product into focus inside a quintessential South Beach store filled with postcards, neon bikinis and graffiti merchandise.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
There are other Washburn regulars here too, like the excellent actors Bruce McKenzie and Jeff Biehl, but despite all their long acquaintance, something about the project never quite comes into focus.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
But a week of trading texts through the night in Baltimore and three practices without Nacua pulled all the details into focus.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Other photos show the music artist bringing the hero product into focus inside a quintessential South Beach store filled with postcards, neon bikinis and graffiti merchandise.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
There are other Washburn regulars here too, like the excellent actors Bruce McKenzie and Jeff Biehl, but despite all their long acquaintance, something about the project never quite comes into focus.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
But a week of trading texts through the night in Baltimore and three practices without Nacua pulled all the details into focus.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Into focus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20focus. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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