as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something
the noise from the party next door threatened to disturb the law student's concentration
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Recent Examples of concentration
Best Things to Do The Dalí Museum The Dalí Museum is home to the largest concentration of the late Salvador Dalí’s work outside of Spain, and the building itself is a work of art.
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India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Managing the steering wheel’s controls on a vibrating car while wearing gloves, driving 150 miles per hour, holding off rival drivers, and listening to an engineer’s instructions on the radio requires intense concentration and focus.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
High skin concentrations of steroids, cholesterol and carboxylic acids also draw bites.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Epidemiology studies in young children have shown an association between lower antibody concentrations after vaccination and higher levels of PFAS in their blood but importantly, these studies have not shown an increase in incidence of disease.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
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India Amos, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Managing the steering wheel’s controls on a vibrating car while wearing gloves, driving 150 miles per hour, holding off rival drivers, and listening to an engineer’s instructions on the radio requires intense concentration and focus.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026
High skin concentrations of steroids, cholesterol and carboxylic acids also draw bites.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Epidemiology studies in young children have shown an association between lower antibody concentrations after vaccination and higher levels of PFAS in their blood but importantly, these studies have not shown an increase in incidence of disease.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for concentration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration
Noun
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Try out the immersion reading feature and follow along with the words on a tablet and the audiobook simultaneously.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the Moon moves into Capricorn this afternoon, attention shifts toward what works, what needs structure, and what can hold up over time.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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False alarms present a challenge, which can be costly in terms of time and attention, said Patrick Roberts, a senior researcher with the nonprofit research group Rand who recently finished a project on accelerating innovation in wildfire management.—
Dorany Pineda,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The purpose of manganese in the region below the aculeus, the team speculates, is probably to improve the flexibility and absorption of vibrations.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Compacted soil restricts water absorption and root growth for surrounding plants.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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“Concentration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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