focuses

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

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Recent Examples of focuses Much of the report focuses on historian Anthea Hartig, who has led the National Museum of American History since 2019 and is the museum's first female director. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Beyond its scale, OMNIA focuses on sophisticated cocktail programs, featuring premium spirits in drinks like the Four Berry Buck and Watermelon Margarita. Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Rather than changing the structural capabilities engineers already rely on, 3960-FC focuses on shortening the curing stage itself. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 Baker noted that management focuses investments on the higher-return Northern Delaware Basin, helping boost profitability. Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026 Lobo ended up being more of a cameo appearance; he is not featured at all in the comic miniseries, which focuses on Kara’s budding friendship with a vengeance-seeking alien child. Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026 Dutton Ranch's season 2 order comes after the same was given to fellow Yellowstone spinoff Marshals, which focuses on Beth's brother Kayce (Luke Grimes). Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 Each workshop focuses on different projects that teach people about coding, robot mechanisms, assembly, motor control and other skills. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses
concentrates
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  • Pinot Noir and Riesling snobs may prefer to hop across the lake to von Mandl’s winery that concentrates solelyon those grapes—Martin’s Lane.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • What survived is a tax that raises little, exempts anyone with a bank account, and concentrates its burden on the sliver of senders least able to route around it.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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“Focuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focuses. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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