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Recent Examples of focal point
As early as 2019, two years before the resort opened its doors, Katz was already getting to know the land and creating what would become the property's focal point.
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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Young has been the focal point of their offense since he was taken in that draft.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
According to the National Kitchen & Bath Association, 87 percent of designers now consider countertops a focal point in kitchen design, with color, material, and finish playing a major role in how a space feels.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Addressing the outfield remains a focal point for the Dodgers.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
Young has been the focal point of their offense since he was taken in that draft.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
According to the National Kitchen & Bath Association, 87 percent of designers now consider countertops a focal point in kitchen design, with color, material, and finish playing a major role in how a space feels.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Addressing the outfield remains a focal point for the Dodgers.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
Noun
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It’ll be deployed to Google DeepMind and Hyundai’s Robotics Metaplant Applications center in the coming months, and additional customers will adopt it in early 2027.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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This path begins with choosing leaders who will put principle over politics and ideology, with a promise to focus on the middle class as the center of every policy.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The main focus of the episode, of course, is following up on the Ken Tucker lead from Steven Droyco.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Body Book for Older Girls, food, nutrition, exercise, and weight are a major focus from the very first page.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Kipling City Pack Backpack Pocket space is at the very heart of this backpack’s design, which has over five different compartments on the interior and exterior.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focal%20point. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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