Thesaurus results for FOCUSSING

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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

Everyone is focusing more on engagement, return on investment and a forward-looking perspective, rather than simply buying something off the shelf to meet demand for the following weekend. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Market participants this week are focusing primary attention on the release of the Federal Reserve September meeting minutes on Wednesday. — CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 In each case, focusing only on the person with purchasing authority creates an incomplete picture. — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 What readers are saying The comments express frustration with the Washington football team's performance, particularly focusing on injuries, weak offensive line protection, and questionable management decisions. — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 What Molaro and Holland did think was a good choice was a possible spin-off focusing on Georgie, his wife Mandy, and their new baby, CeeCee. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing

Adjective

The resulting right-metal-right catalyst was then able to react, allowing for the formation of a product having very high optical purity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
Researchers at Washington University have developed a new method to let silicon photonics efficiently perform the optical functions needed to control and detect light, overcoming a key materials limitation that has restricted their capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of optical

Verb

For decades, organizations have focused primarily on managing PFAS—capturing it, concentrating it and transporting it elsewhere for disposal or destruction.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Market actors can innovate more freely, concentrating risk locally while allowing the state to disavow consequences should those experiments fail.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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

For instance in June, Jo Malone London launched an AI Scent Scanner that translates the visual preferences people have expressed across their Pinterest boards into personalized Jo Malone London fragrance recommendations.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Both also received high-gloss visual treatments, the former starring Nicole Kidman and the latter narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, aka Gandalf.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026