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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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The projector also boasts 0.9-1.5:1 optical zoom – relatively rare in lifestyle projectors – which helps give this model the installation flexibility edge over digital counterparts.—
Paul Ridden
June 25,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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Cataract surgery, where a surgeon replaces a clouded optical lens with an artificial one, is a very quick procedure, typically taking less than 15 minutes to perform.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
24 June 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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Students in this course designed and presented ideas for lunar bases, smart cities, ocular implants, coral reef restoration and other projects.—
Bryan Penprase,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The study revealed significant changes in the biomechanical properties of the astronauts' eyes, including a 33% drop in ocular rigidity, an 11% decrease in intraocular pressure, and a 25% reduction in ocular pulse amplitude.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Superhero cinema has dominated since then, and Brad Bird's visual style and humor feel less novel.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The three balls previously had gone away quite rapidly, and then there was no visual change to that ball.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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