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
In the second strategy, the drug concentration is not always high enough to completely eradicate all cancer cells.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Leaders in the front office began to know the then 23-year-old pursuing an MBA, with a concentration in marketing.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Theetge has a bachelor's degree in liberal arts with a concentration in organizational leadership and a master's degree in human resource development from Xavier University.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
The concentration of nearby competition — including the Bally’s project, which would be less than a 25-minute drive from MGM’s operation — didn’t seem to help.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2025
Leaders in the front office began to know the then 23-year-old pursuing an MBA, with a concentration in marketing.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Theetge has a bachelor's degree in liberal arts with a concentration in organizational leadership and a master's degree in human resource development from Xavier University.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
The concentration of nearby competition — including the Bally’s project, which would be less than a 25-minute drive from MGM’s operation — didn’t seem to help.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration
Noun
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The visceral feeling of it is what puts gamers in the shoes of the main character, clicking a button and appearing in a different region can break the immersion.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Contrary to early theorists, sensory immersion wasn’t critical to the success of mixed-reality computing, but the sense of control was.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The sequel, set for October 2026, centers on a young Facebook engineer named Frances Haugen (played by Mikey Madison) who teams up with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz (Jeremy Allen White) on a risky mission to bring attention to Facebook’s biggest secrets.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani is going to be the mayor of their district, of their -- of their city, and that's why there's so much attention on this.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fiber reduces cholesterol absorption in your digestive tract and increases its excretion through your stool.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Multiple employees previously experienced seizures in 2019, leading inspectors to determine they had been potentially exposed to a toxic chemical through inhalation, ingestion and absorption through the skin.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Concentration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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