Thesaurus results for FOCUSES

focuses

verb

variants or focusses

present tense third-person singular of focus

as in concentrates

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective try to focus your attention on the task at hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of focuses Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Much of the current wave of research focuses on what menstrual blood can tell us about our reproductive organs and the conditions specific to that area of the body. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026 Across categories, the company focuses on design, quality materials, Italian production and colors inspired by the land. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 The proof of concept focuses on picking components from containers and arranging them in the correct order for subsequent assembly operations. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 Singapore, for example, focuses on research and development; assembly, testing, and packaging is more common in Malaysia and the Philippines. — Sam Beltran, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 RedBird, which focuses on the sports, media and entertainment space, and is a large investor in Skydance alongside the Ellison Family. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026 The Georgetown initiative focuses on descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown’s Jesuit priests to slaveholders in Louisiana. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 This latest obsession from Japan focuses on a plump, fresh finish, one that calls to mind the softness and suppleness of the famous Japanese dessert for which it is named. — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses

concentrates

Verb

Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026