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honed in (on)

verb

past tense of hone in (on)

as in pointed

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According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
It feels pointed at this point.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of pointed

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Another $2 million would fund an off-site residential security post aimed at making emergency responses faster, as well as increasing the number of Supreme Court police officers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers on Monday evening start several weeks of late-night broadcasts aimed at reaching summer audiences, one of TV’s smallest pools of viewership.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 July 2026

Definition of aimed

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Loeb says the group is focused on evidence, instrumentation, data analysis and collection standards.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 11 July 2026
Experts weigh in about safely dining out Advice from federal health organizations has largely focused on preparing food at home, rather than dining out.

— Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Definition of focused

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Hochul, in signing the order, directed the Department of Public Service (DPS) to consider creating the fund to help support the procurement of a clean energy supply and establish an insurance pool to protect against large loads.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The 2000s megacomic Dane Cook will star in an upcoming horror short directed by wunderkind Obsession director Barker’s father, Jeff Barker, per The Hollywood Reporter.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of directed

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The welcome ritual that invites you to scrub away stressors from the week prior is centered around products made directly from botanicals grown at the 6-acre, on-site farm.

— Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Though enthusiastically gay himself, the director rarely centered his films around homosexuality and homosexual characters.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of centered

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