refocus
verb
re·fo·cus
(ˌ)rē-ˈfō-kəs 
refocused; refocusing; refocuses
1
: to focus again
2
: to change the emphasis or direction of
had refocused his life
Examples of refocus in a Sentence
She refocused her energies toward a career in music.
He needs to refocus his attention on his schoolwork.
Sports are not a priority now. You need to refocus and improve your grades.
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Jokic let loose, then became refocused, which has not always been the case, as the officials sometimes stay in his head for far too long.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
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—Ashley Capoot,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The company has clearly been rethinking the focus of most of its remaining digital assets, selling off some and refocusing others.
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OpenAI plans to deprioritize expanding into new side projects to refocus on its core tools, according to a new report.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The layoffs come as Meta has been refocusing its efforts and pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, where the social media giant has been racing to catch up to rivals like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
—Ashley Capoot,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The company has clearly been rethinking the focus of most of its remaining digital assets, selling off some and refocusing others.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 Mar. 2026
OpenAI plans to deprioritize expanding into new side projects to refocus on its core tools, according to a new report.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refocus. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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