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 program focuses on opening its hardware interfaces to third-party tool and component manufacturers, allowing different tools to be easily connected and used within a plug-and-play industrial ecosystem.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
The standalone project started in 2023 and focuses on rebuilding the interchange at I-35E and FM 1171.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Rebecca O’Flanagan, managing director of Treasure Entertainment, whose work focuses on Irish stories and filmmakers, describes this as an ongoing but so far well-managed tension.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Paul Advisory & Legal Group PLLC focuses on structuring where sale proceeds flow before the deal closes.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito (Jessica Matten) from the safety of the Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
The measure focuses on pedestrians and cyclists because those groups account for the largest share of deaths on city streets.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
That scrutiny balances the pro‑ and anti-competitive aspects of a rule—such as a rule saying college athletes can’t be paid—and focuses on how a rule impacts economic competition in a marketplace.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Hoppers focuses on a girl’s relationship with nature and where to direct that passion.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
The standalone project started in 2023 and focuses on rebuilding the interchange at I-35E and FM 1171.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
Rebecca O’Flanagan, managing director of Treasure Entertainment, whose work focuses on Irish stories and filmmakers, describes this as an ongoing but so far well-managed tension.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Paul Advisory & Legal Group PLLC focuses on structuring where sale proceeds flow before the deal closes.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Season 4 focuses on the search for a missing Navajo girl, which takes Leaphorn, Chee, and Manuelito (Jessica Matten) from the safety of the Navajo Nation to the gritty terrain of 1970s Los Angeles in a race against the clock to save her from an obsessive killer with ties to organized crime.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
The measure focuses on pedestrians and cyclists because those groups account for the largest share of deaths on city streets.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
That scrutiny balances the pro‑ and anti-competitive aspects of a rule—such as a rule saying college athletes can’t be paid—and focuses on how a rule impacts economic competition in a marketplace.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Hoppers focuses on a girl’s relationship with nature and where to direct that passion.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses
concentrates
Verb
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Drawing out moisture subtly concentrates eggplant's natural savory flavor.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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When a behavior becomes more accessible and easier to repeat, overall use rises and harm concentrates among a smaller, more vulnerable group.—
Gillian Russell,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Focuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focuses. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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