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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
ABC News, 1 May 2026
As a pair of smart glasses aimed at hard-of-hearing users, the Captify Pro delivers a focused and functional experience by concentrating almost entirely on live captioning and translation.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Red-hot demand for server products has lured memory suppliers into concentrating on the high-speed processors for those machines.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Enrichment involves concentrating the uranium 235.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Xcel Energy has revised its plan for a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday, concentrating on areas in southern Colorado.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Heyday Antiques & Vintage is another fun stop, with 5000 square feet of goods concentrating on Art Deco and MCM finds.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Singh, from New Jersey, played several sports growing up before concentrating on football and landing at East Brunswick High and getting his FBS shot at UMass.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Cole found that he was still traumatized by the abuse and had a hard time concentrating.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Packing involves concentrating like-minded voters into fewer districts, or into a single district, to minimize their overall impact across multiple districts.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
As a pair of smart glasses aimed at hard-of-hearing users, the Captify Pro delivers a focused and functional experience by concentrating almost entirely on live captioning and translation.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Red-hot demand for server products has lured memory suppliers into concentrating on the high-speed processors for those machines.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Enrichment involves concentrating the uranium 235.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Xcel Energy has revised its plan for a possible Public Safety Power Shutoff on Wednesday, concentrating on areas in southern Colorado.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Heyday Antiques & Vintage is another fun stop, with 5000 square feet of goods concentrating on Art Deco and MCM finds.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
Singh, from New Jersey, played several sports growing up before concentrating on football and landing at East Brunswick High and getting his FBS shot at UMass.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Cole found that he was still traumatized by the abuse and had a hard time concentrating.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentrating
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Stay focused on your task, complete one thing well, and let that reset your momentum for the rest of the day.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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As behavioral health care continues to evolve, Diamond Recovery Group remains focused on maintaining and advancing its standards across all facilities nationwide.—
Ascend Agency,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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The map would create more GOP-friendly districts not only by condensing Democratic voters but also by making some Republican strongholds less sturdy in a year when Republicans are expected to take a hit on the November ballot.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The governor's map, if approved, would reshape districts in Democratic areas around Orlando and Tampa Bay, while also condensing Democratic voters into fewer South Florida districts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Researchers are focusing on the volcanoes of the Eastern Caribbean, which erupt relatively frequently and can quickly transition from effusive-style, lava-heavy eruptions to sudden, catastrophic, explosive ones.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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And the various industries are taking notice, focusing on reformulating and repackaging their products to keep up with what one industry observer calls a seismic shift.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Cost-containment measures, like consolidating software licenses and reusing expensive sets rather than continually tearing them down, were put in place.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The program is meant to optimize the transit network by consolidating duplicative routes and increasing service and frequency on corridors with high ridership.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
5 May 2026
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Platforms should be prohibited from collecting or selling sensitive data from users under 18, and default settings should be the highest level of privacy.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The system is installed over existing gutters and has a slight pitch that helps debris slide off, rather than collecting on the surface.—
Faith Wakefield,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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More than 50 countries, including oil producers and major consumers, are converging in Colombia for a fossil-fuel exit conference.—
Fabiano Maisonnave,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Central Richmond gangs tend to congregate around Richmond’s Iron Triangle, an area near Carlson Boulevard that gets its name because of converging railroad tracks that form a triangular shape.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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But the unpaid bills kept accumulating, and no new accounts were made.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 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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“Concentrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentrating. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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