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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 bills — the SECURE Data Act, which focuses on technology companies and the GUARD Financial Data Act that focuses on financial services businesses – are designed to work together to form a single national standard.
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Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The mill’s The Next Blueprint collection focuses on what’s next in modern denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Her work focuses on protecting the ocean’s fragile ecosystem and uplifting the female voice.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Just as a magnifying glass focuses sunlight to burn paper, this technique concentrates multiple wavelengths of high-energy light into a single microscopic point.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The rest of the formula—glycerin, panthenol, and allantoin—focuses on hydration and barrier support.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Limon’s research, his brother said, focuses on using generative AI to study Florida’s shrinking wetlands.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The legislation does not criminalize possession or use, but focuses on restricting supply through sales.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Planting a tree or tending to a garden is a simple way for individuals to contribute to the climate fight, Chris Cerveny, a soil science and agronomy expert and co-founder of Just Good Soil, an agricultural company that focuses on regenerative gardening practices, told ABC News.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The mill’s The Next Blueprint collection focuses on what’s next in modern denim.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Her work focuses on protecting the ocean’s fragile ecosystem and uplifting the female voice.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Just as a magnifying glass focuses sunlight to burn paper, this technique concentrates multiple wavelengths of high-energy light into a single microscopic point.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The rest of the formula—glycerin, panthenol, and allantoin—focuses on hydration and barrier support.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
Limon’s research, his brother said, focuses on using generative AI to study Florida’s shrinking wetlands.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The legislation does not criminalize possession or use, but focuses on restricting supply through sales.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focuses
concentrates
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This configuration concentrates heat for faster grilling while keeping meat juicy.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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What to read next The findings also show that water ice is not evenly distributed but instead concentrates in the densest regions of cosmic dust, which act as protective shields and block harsh ultraviolet radiation from nearby newborn stars and allow those fragile molecules to survive across eons.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Focuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focuses. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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