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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
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
Pitchers As far as pitching goes, the thesis couldn’t be simpler — do our best to avoid any bias attached to surface stats (outputs) by instead focusing on underlying metrics (inputs).
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
This fascinating talk explores the neurobiology of hatred through the lens of love, focusing on systems like oxytocin, attachment networks, and biobehavioral synchrony.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The Kansas City Star 816-234-4431 Eric Adler, at The Star since 1985, has the luxury of writing about any topic or anyone, focusing on in-depth stories about people at both the center and on the fringes of the news.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
This itinerary hews close to the river, focusing on the central Hudson Valley cities of Kingston, Hudson and Beacon, as well as villages, hamlets and rural outposts worth a detour.
—Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Researchers also uncovered a positive connection between human health and mantra meditation — the practice of focusing your mind by repeatedly chanting a mantra — in a 2022 review published in the International Journal of Yoga.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg says Nintendo is focusing most of its Switch 2 shipments on the US.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
One of Morgan Stanley’s dividend ideas is focusing on companies that have increased their dividends by at least 15% quarter over quarter in recent months.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
State government has been focusing on East Hartford in recent years because the administration of then-Mayor Mike Walsh advanced a series of high-profile, potentially transformative projects.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
Pitchers As far as pitching goes, the thesis couldn’t be simpler — do our best to avoid any bias attached to surface stats (outputs) by instead focusing on underlying metrics (inputs).
—John Laghezza, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
This fascinating talk explores the neurobiology of hatred through the lens of love, focusing on systems like oxytocin, attachment networks, and biobehavioral synchrony.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
The Kansas City Star 816-234-4431 Eric Adler, at The Star since 1985, has the luxury of writing about any topic or anyone, focusing on in-depth stories about people at both the center and on the fringes of the news.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2025
This itinerary hews close to the river, focusing on the central Hudson Valley cities of Kingston, Hudson and Beacon, as well as villages, hamlets and rural outposts worth a detour.
—Ingrid K. Williams, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Researchers also uncovered a positive connection between human health and mantra meditation — the practice of focusing your mind by repeatedly chanting a mantra — in a 2022 review published in the International Journal of Yoga.
—Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg says Nintendo is focusing most of its Switch 2 shipments on the US.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
One of Morgan Stanley’s dividend ideas is focusing on companies that have increased their dividends by at least 15% quarter over quarter in recent months.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing
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This led to an explosion of technology development and, with funding concentrating on a smaller number of startups, set the playing field for 2025.—
Jeff Mahler,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Since the trial began, the Amazons have ventured out about three times a week to paste messages on both sides of the ramparts, but mostly concentrating on the intra-muros area near the courthouse.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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On a hillside in Osage County, Arthur's employee Dan Caldwell sets up an optical gas imaging camera, an expensive machine that makes invisible gas leaks visible.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Photograph Of The Year Winners Anti crepuscular rays at Cono de Arita in La Puna, Argentina create an atmospheric optical phenomenon that appears as beams of light converging towards a point opposite the sun in the sky.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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In a search of the apartment, police recovered a Glock 19 Gen 5 firearm with an optic sight attached.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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Final Thoughts Sigma 300-600mm F4 DG OS Sports 4.0 Excellent The Sigma 300-600mm F4 DG OS Sports is an ambitious effort from one of the best optic houses in the business.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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At the time of my diagnosis, there were no ocular melanoma specialists in my home state of Colorado, which was pretty shocking to me.—
Hannah Harper,
Health,
5 July 2025
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Skincare bonus: Beyond its ocular benefits, IPL therapy enhances skin appearance by reducing redness, minimizing fine lines, and promoting a more even skin tone.—
Julie Loffredi,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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But while Israeli airbases were hit, there isn’t visual evidence of combat aircraft losses so far.—
Sebastien Roblin,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Guests who are deaf or hard of hearing can request stateroom kits that include a visual and tactile alert when someone knocks at the door, the phone rings, or an alarm sounds; stateroom TVs are equipped with closed captioning; and stateroom telephones have the ability to amplify sound.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2025
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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