variants
also focussing
variants
also focussing
as in concentrating
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 focusing
Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Adding Blood Pressure Lowering Foods to Your Diet Add blood pressure-supporting foods slowly and intentionally to your diet, focusing on one meal or snack at a time, suggested Routhenstein.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 Apr. 2026
Interspare Interspare is focusing less on new machinery and more on updating what’s already in place.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
This article is part of The Times’ early childhood education initiative, focusing on the learning and development of California children from birth to age 5.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
When health plans, providers, and policymakers work together, families can spend less time worrying about costs and more time focusing on their health.
—Anthem Blue Cross California, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is up to $1 million and the investigation is ongoing, with police now focusing on the DNA evidence recovered from the crime scene.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2026
By focusing on efficient sensor fusion, the framework supports longer missions and more reliable autonomy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Hatosy says focusing on the night shift would allow the show to highlight different types of cases and characters.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
From community trust to public safety, law enforcement leaders in Detroit are focusing on what comes next for policing.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Adding Blood Pressure Lowering Foods to Your Diet Add blood pressure-supporting foods slowly and intentionally to your diet, focusing on one meal or snack at a time, suggested Routhenstein.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 Apr. 2026
Interspare Interspare is focusing less on new machinery and more on updating what’s already in place.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
This article is part of The Times’ early childhood education initiative, focusing on the learning and development of California children from birth to age 5.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
When health plans, providers, and policymakers work together, families can spend less time worrying about costs and more time focusing on their health.
—Anthem Blue Cross California, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is up to $1 million and the investigation is ongoing, with police now focusing on the DNA evidence recovered from the crime scene.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2026
By focusing on efficient sensor fusion, the framework supports longer missions and more reliable autonomy.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Hatosy says focusing on the night shift would allow the show to highlight different types of cases and characters.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing
Adjective
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On Friday, Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston talked about the company being almost sold out of optical components through 2028, suggesting strong demand and pricing power for all things fiber.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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To achieve this, the researchers trapped extremely cold potassium atoms in an optical lattice, a grid-like structure formed by laser light.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Doing that might have forced a quicker resolution, by concentrating public attention.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Rather than trying to sustain the same volume of activity, ICEX has focused on preserving the actions most valued by companies and concentrating resources in markets seen as offering the highest industrial return.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Drones are using sonar, laser, optic and echo sound technology to look for debris on the ocean floor at depths of up to 6,000 metres.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pomona native and Cal Poly grad who flew Navy F-18s successfully launches as pilot of NASA’s riveting Artemis II mission around the moon, the first such voyage since the Apollo program in 1972.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone wondering how to make each hour in their workday riveting for television viewers.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Watch for Kara's intense ocular heat ray blasts and some fancy flying while she and Lobo battle Krem and his minions off-Earth.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Granted, this is an ocular pat-down, not a metallurgical analysis.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The whole thing was a striking visual spectacle, too — waves of musicians rising from both sides, backup singers swaying and clapping, spotlights sweeping across the floor as a roaming camera zipped through the crowd like a drone that had just discovered country music.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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Adding to the kitchen’s visual appeal is beadboard wainscoting and a large passageway to the family room.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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