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 The official said the agreement with Saudi Arabia focuses on training its military forces and building its capabilities. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 This data focuses more on fatal crashes, which rightfully deserve more attention. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026 In 2024, while still at DCDX, Roth had the opportunity to work on an advertising campaign for fragrance company Le Monde Gourmand at in-person events with communities like those on which Offline now focuses. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026 Propositions 41 and 42 While Proposition 40 focuses narrowly on taxing billionaires, competing Propositions 41 and 42 would have broader impacts on the state’s ability to enact new taxes. — Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Founded in 2017, Kensington focuses on acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail and mixed-use projects across the United States, according to its website. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026 Boasting the widest domestic launch ever for an Indian movie, director Nitesh Tiwari’s religious epic focuses on the life of Prince Rama, with the two-film project’s budget reported at $420 million and beyond. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses

concentrates

Verb

Extreme Weather Survivors concentrates on issues such as federal aid, debris clean-up and insurance reform.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Oct. 2026
Roast halves cut side down rather than boiling them, since roasting concentrates the sugars and cuts moisture.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026