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Synonyms of focus
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1
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest
- in the 19th century Paris was the focus of the art world
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- attraction,
- lodestone
- (also loadstone),
- magnet,
- polestar
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2
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle
- a wildlife conservation organization that seems to have lost its focus
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focus
verbSynonyms of focus (Entry 2 of 2)
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
- try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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“Focus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focus. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of focus was in 1664
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