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

Traditional reviews encourage employees to play it safe, focusing on quotas and deadlines rather than innovation. — Nir Bashan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 There are more than 138,000 active subreddits on the platform, according to the data analytics firm DemandSage, each focusing on a unique community or topic. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 This will be the first time the series documents the defending Super Bowl champion, focusing on the Seahawks training camp in Renton, Washington. — Matt Minton, Variety, 21 July 2026 Cognitive dysfunction, trouble focusing or clouded thinking during chemotherapy treatments is common among many cancer patients. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026 Progress is now focusing on the areas that the new legislation allows and which the industry fought hard for during the legislative process. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Simply put, a taker who has the luxury of focusing 100 per cent on the ball while making contact with it will kick it with more precision. — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Instead of focusing on mining, the project strengthens refining capacity, allowing more defense-grade materials to be processed domestically. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 Earlier this year, two cases sidestepped Section 230 to hold Meta and YouTube liable for harms against their users by focusing on the companies’ design choices. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

For optical networking, the primary constraint is indium phosphide, a specialty semiconductor that’s used to make the lasers that generate the light and the detectors that detect the light on either end of the fiber optic cable.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026
In these works, Parsons moved away from saturated color and unlikely optical combinations to timeworn things, quietly acknowledging aging and the desire to make something that endures.

— John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

Fatigue, low motivation, mood swings and trouble concentrating get pinned on testosterone constantly, but plenty of other causes overlap.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
As in the Gilded Age, the uncomfortable truth is that the people building the future are also concentrating control over it.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of concentrating

Adjective

No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026
And to prevent knock-offs, the collectible will feature the company’s new authentication packaging via its partnership with Octane5 and use micro-optic technology.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 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

Similarly, Sanofi’s tolebrutinib for non-relapsing secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, and Aldeyra Therapeutics’ reproxalap for ocular disease have each generated substantial concern among patients, clinicians, sponsors, or advocates.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The vignettes range from aliens crashing a slumber party to a man suffering a rogue ocular transplant, but the finest segments come courtesy of original Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez and The Raid (2011) filmmaker Gareth Evans.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of ocular

Adjective

Whereas players such as McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Bonds and so many others aced the visual ‘roid test, Raffy looked like an in-shape aging ballplayer.

— Mac Engel July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Hand-built in Brooklyn, the open lattice design creates visual depth while keeping the piece surprisingly light and airy despite its generous size.

— Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026