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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Kelly returned with a vengeance last winter to the State Farm Center in Champaign — hungry, refocused and more than ready for anything and everything that came his way.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The decision comes as Gamboa and her husband, James, refocus their attention on their medically fragile daughter, who was hospitalized in October and has not fully recovered.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
When positioned as a performance-contingent incentive, the four-day workweek becomes a rallying cry to refocus our time and energy at work on the things that really matter to the business.
—Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump is speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, as part of a White House effort to refocus attention on the White House’s economic agenda.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The decision comes as Gamboa and her husband, James, refocus their attention on their medically fragile daughter, who was hospitalized in October and has not fully recovered.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
When positioned as a performance-contingent incentive, the four-day workweek becomes a rallying cry to refocus our time and energy at work on the things that really matter to the business.
—Joe O’Connor, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Trump is speaking to the Detroit Economic Club, as part of a White House effort to refocus attention on the White House’s economic agenda.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refocus. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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