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as in condensing
to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances
prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup
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as in focusing
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities
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as in consolidating
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us
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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place
concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield
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as in converging
to come together into one body or place
recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities
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as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface
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Recent Examples of concentrating
William Jones, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The chemical smell often described in these videos is also due to fuel fumes concentrating in one area, not the smell of burning snow.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Prey animals such as ringed seals -- that previously did not reside in the Arctic -- are now concentrating across smaller areas of sea ice, which could have increased the efficiency of polar bear hunting, Aars said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Over the 20th century, Nokia merged with Finnish rubber and cable makers and diversified into everything from tyres and boots to electrical cables before concentrating on telecommunications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Participants who focused on positive expectations while in the brain scanner were more able to increase activity in the VTA, while concentrating on happiness or pleasure more broadly did not have the same effect.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
The initiative’s mission is to guide the college’s work for the next five years, concentrating on priorities and goals that reflect the evolving needs of the community.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Financial professionals generally emphasize diversification across assets, rather than concentrating too much money in a single stock or a single-asset ETF tied to one commodity.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
The group was founded in collaboration with the public health organization Institute for Public Strategies with the primary purpose of concentrating on the environment of Lemon Grove.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Rather than concentrating on a single release, the company shared an Ecosystem that can manage everything from full-scale floor washing in residential and commercial settings to countertop wiping.
—William Jones, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
The chemical smell often described in these videos is also due to fuel fumes concentrating in one area, not the smell of burning snow.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Prey animals such as ringed seals -- that previously did not reside in the Arctic -- are now concentrating across smaller areas of sea ice, which could have increased the efficiency of polar bear hunting, Aars said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
Over the 20th century, Nokia merged with Finnish rubber and cable makers and diversified into everything from tyres and boots to electrical cables before concentrating on telecommunications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Participants who focused on positive expectations while in the brain scanner were more able to increase activity in the VTA, while concentrating on happiness or pleasure more broadly did not have the same effect.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2026
The initiative’s mission is to guide the college’s work for the next five years, concentrating on priorities and goals that reflect the evolving needs of the community.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Financial professionals generally emphasize diversification across assets, rather than concentrating too much money in a single stock or a single-asset ETF tied to one commodity.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
The group was founded in collaboration with the public health organization Institute for Public Strategies with the primary purpose of concentrating on the environment of Lemon Grove.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentrating
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The White House’s message remains focused on supporting immigration enforcement.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Castillo said the solution requires leadership, coordination and a return to focused enforcement that prioritizes violent criminal offenders over broad street operations that escalate confrontation.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And while the 3rd Gen also requires the separate Nest app, the 4th Gen offers full functionality and control in the Google Home app, condensing all of your smart home devices into one hub.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Carter | Getty Images Shrinking sales For more than a decade, consumers have been buying fewer groceries from the inner aisles of the grocery store, instead focusing on the outer aisles with fresh produce and protein.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Unlike many of the new sushi bars that have come to Austin in recent years — Craft Omakase, Endo, Tare, Sushi by Scratch, Tsuke Edomae — Kinsho will offer an a la carte menu instead of solely focusing on omakase dinners.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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The stock looks to be consolidating just below all-time highs ready to break through $60 resistance.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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If institutional flows remain negative and liquidity tightens, Bitcoin might spend 2026 consolidating between $70,000-$100,000, delaying any real recovery until 2027.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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More importantly, Becht said, collecting accurate data on how many people are experiencing homelessness allows the county to apply for the necessary resources to tackle the crisis.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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The remailing program began in 1946, when the local postmaster and a businessman came up with Loveland’s stamp-collecting oddity.—
Mindy Sink,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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The landscape opens up and passengers catch glimpses of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers converging to form the Ohio River.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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The students joined at several Regional Transit light rail and bus lines stations before converging on the west steps of the California State Capitol.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Farther south, accumulating snow is also expected across parts of South Carolina and into eastern Georgia, where temperatures will remain cold enough for snow.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The camera observes it all, cutting between these maids, cooks, and footmen with a kind of accumulating effect.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Concentrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentrating. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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