Thesaurus results for FOCUSSING

focusing 1 of 2

adjective

variants also focussing

as in optical

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focusing

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verb

variants also focussing

present participle of focus

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

Verb

The Musée de l’Orangerie is celebrating the centennial of Monet’s passing with an exhibit focusing on his art’s relation with time through about 40 paintings. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Those who enjoy focusing on wellness on vacation will be thrilled to learn about the property's brand-new padel court, complimentary bicycle rentals, and small gym, which is tucked into a cottage at the end of the pool deck. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026 The growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026 Some senators have voiced frustration that the chamber is focusing on college sports, rather than on the affordability issues that are expected to motivate voters in November. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Much of the advice for making friends can feel silly or trite, but focusing on three areas may make a significant impact on your social situation. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 That’s why researchers are increasingly focusing not just on accuracy in ideal conditions, but on robustness, generalization and real-world readiness. — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 Prioritizing Popularity Over Results Not focusing on actual team outcomes and deliverables and just being everyone’s friend is a fatal flaw for managers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Game Changer season eight has been all about escalation, with the producers focusing on audacious ideas, technically complicated setups, and bigger, more chaotic casts. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

Lutetium is a heavyweight as far as other elements in atomic optical clocks go.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
This is what's happened with the optical stocks over the last two years.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

Our wine ages for a full year in French oak, where the wood’s precise porosity allows just the right exchange with oxygen — softening the wine, concentrating its aromas and flavours, building complexity no machine can replicate.

— Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Leaders should assess whether cloud convenience justifies concentrating these critical trust functions with the same infrastructure provider.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

Following the successful activation of its infrared sensors, engineers moved on to calibrate the WFI's element wheel, which filters individual wavelengths for detection using a system of prisms and other optic mechanisms.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Classics like black and cream—a richer, warmer tone than optic white—always work too.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of optic

Verb

The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?

— Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
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

Definition of riveting

Adjective

The collections showed a dichotomy of heritage meets contemporary life; intimacy meets provocation; belonging intersects with rootlessness, and memories, music, nature, street culture and personal histories become material for visual language.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
IvyCraft is designed for researchers, students, educators, content creators, consultants, and teams that regularly turn source material into presentations, videos, podcasts, or visual content.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026