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Recent Examples of focal point
That surprise conclusion to the Season 4 premiere leaves audiences able to start seeing the shape of the conspiracy mystery-thriller surrounding Tender, which will become the focal point of the season.
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
South Korea has become a new focal point amid an escalating feud between China and Japan.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Missing a Focal Point A living room without a focal point can feel directionless and empty.
—Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
The enhanced tax credits were first enacted under President Joe Biden in 2021 and have been a focal point of Democratic messaging on health care and affordability.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
South Korea has become a new focal point amid an escalating feud between China and Japan.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Missing a Focal Point A living room without a focal point can feel directionless and empty.
—Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
The enhanced tax credits were first enacted under President Joe Biden in 2021 and have been a focal point of Democratic messaging on health care and affordability.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
Noun
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Godfall tells the story of a small Nebraska town, which becomes the center of the world when a giant alien crash lands out of the sky beside it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mitsubishi is looking to capitalize on rising power needs from data centers, manufacturing, as well as LNG exports, by expanding in the the world's largest gas market, citing domestic consumption, production, exports, and further demand growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Barra says the focus now is on making cars more affordable, incorporating artificial intelligence and new technology like Google Gemini to make the vehicles safer and appealing to the consumer.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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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 18 Jan. 2026.
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