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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 nonalcoholic Racine is designed entirely around roots—ginger, vetiver, turmeric, liquorice—while the Feuille cocktail focuses solely on leaves, blending mint, blue spirulina, blackcurrant bud, aloe vera, and patchouli.
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Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The brand’s debut line focuses on a patent-pending Falanghina grape exosome developed in partnership with a biotechnology company, alongside antioxidant-rich Sagrantino grape extracts cultivated on Behnke’s vineyard.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
While much research on animal communication focuses on large mammals thought to have relatively rich communication systems, such as primates and cetaceans (whales and dolphins), Birch said the judges try to cast a wide zoological net.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
GoldenSky focuses on country music and is seen as a complement to Aftershock, which focuses on rock music.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The other focuses on small modular reactor technology, including designs such as the BWRX-300.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
For musicians looking to move beyond paper without inheriting the usual drawbacks of digital screens, the TCL NXTPAPER 14 focuses on the fundamentals of how music is read and performed.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The organization also focuses on supporting and promoting its members and the profession’s image.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 June 2026
The differentiated target marketing approach is used when a company focuses on several different markets, mostly with a different strategy for each type of customer.
—Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
The brand’s debut line focuses on a patent-pending Falanghina grape exosome developed in partnership with a biotechnology company, alongside antioxidant-rich Sagrantino grape extracts cultivated on Behnke’s vineyard.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
While much research on animal communication focuses on large mammals thought to have relatively rich communication systems, such as primates and cetaceans (whales and dolphins), Birch said the judges try to cast a wide zoological net.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
GoldenSky focuses on country music and is seen as a complement to Aftershock, which focuses on rock music.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The other focuses on small modular reactor technology, including designs such as the BWRX-300.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
For musicians looking to move beyond paper without inheriting the usual drawbacks of digital screens, the TCL NXTPAPER 14 focuses on the fundamentals of how music is read and performed.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The organization also focuses on supporting and promoting its members and the profession’s image.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 June 2026
The differentiated target marketing approach is used when a company focuses on several different markets, mostly with a different strategy for each type of customer.
—Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses
concentrates
Verb
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Teams evolve at different speeds, innovation concentrates among a small subset of employees, and trust across the organization weakens.—
Matt Rosenbaum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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As electricity demand increasingly concentrates around AI infrastructure, data centers and industrial hubs, these characteristics become more valuable.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Focuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focuses. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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