variants
or focusses
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
The story focuses on the African American fashion tradition of hat culture.
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Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Alex Chiniborch focuses on clarity in an industry often marked by speculation, volatility, and digital distractions.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The next pair, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests, focuses on APIs more commonly used for game development to assess gaming geometry and particle effects.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
CMOs are taking more ownership over data protection policies, says Stephanie Liu, senior analyst at Forrester Research, who focuses on the intersection of marketing and privacy.
—Tom Barkley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The pilot is being carried out in partnership with ChargeScape, a joint venture based in New York City which is owned by BMW, Ford, and Honda, and focuses on integrating electric vehicles into the power grid.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Part two of The Athletic FC Podcast’s look at the state of football focuses on the strength of the Premier League versus other divisions across Europe.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The assortment focuses on three bold capsule collections co-created over the past year with contemporary artists Derrick Adams, David Shrigley and Hattie Stewart.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
In part, the movie focuses on the connection between the veteran, working-class-style Brewers lineup and the city of Milwaukee, which in the early 1980s was reeling from the recession.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Alex Chiniborch focuses on clarity in an industry often marked by speculation, volatility, and digital distractions.
—William Jones, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The next pair, Steel Nomad's regular (4K) and Light (1440p) subtests, focuses on APIs more commonly used for game development to assess gaming geometry and particle effects.
—Mark Coppock, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
CMOs are taking more ownership over data protection policies, says Stephanie Liu, senior analyst at Forrester Research, who focuses on the intersection of marketing and privacy.
—Tom Barkley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The pilot is being carried out in partnership with ChargeScape, a joint venture based in New York City which is owned by BMW, Ford, and Honda, and focuses on integrating electric vehicles into the power grid.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Part two of The Athletic FC Podcast’s look at the state of football focuses on the strength of the Premier League versus other divisions across Europe.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The assortment focuses on three bold capsule collections co-created over the past year with contemporary artists Derrick Adams, David Shrigley and Hattie Stewart.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
In part, the movie focuses on the connection between the veteran, working-class-style Brewers lineup and the city of Milwaukee, which in the early 1980s was reeling from the recession.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses
concentrates
Verb
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Lee concentrates on darkness from the moment Shinhye arrives in her new home.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kang explained that the unique negative Poisson’s ratio behavior enables inward contraction under compression, which concentrates strain in the sensing region and boosts sensitivity.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Focuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focuses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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