Thesaurus results for REFOCUS

refocus

verb

Definition of refocus

as in to transform

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as in to focus

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Recent Examples of refocus For the $20 billion-dollar parent company an outright sale would mark a complete exit from African sugar, freeing up capital to refocus on its core European foods divisions and flagship retail engine, Primark. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Defensive standout Micah Parsons (+1600) seeks to refocus post-injury, while Aaron Donald (+850) is a speculative entry, with rumors of a potential return from retirement. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 And figuratively, because the occasion gives him the chance to refocus. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 July 2026 In recent years, Abercrombie jeans have become a sort of phenomenon, thanks to a rebrand and refocus on creating the best-fitting off-the-rack jeans. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for refocus

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Verb

The car is designed to transform throughout the show, serving not only as a car but also as a bed and a bench as the story moves between locations.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of transform

Verb

In January 2019, Lamont delivered his first inaugural address focused on fiscal responsibility, cooperation across party lines, and a fresh start for Connecticut’s economy.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Conventional time-management advice, Schore argues, focuses almost exclusively on visible behaviors—meetings, email volume, scheduling techniques and collaboration practices.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of focus

Verb

In 2020, the HOA board eligibility statute was revised to make HOA membership mandatory as a requirement for board service.

— Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Lawler and her co-authors have since revised that estimate to less than three days because so many satellites have gone up since their study was published.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

Mistruths, false claims, scams, and other deceptive efforts are tricking people into thinking that a watermark removal app will do wonders, whereas the reality is that the results are at best half-mixed or aimed to cause damage.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Analysts say the Houthis appear to be mobilizing for an offensive that would aim to take more of the Red Sea coastline.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of aim

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Collected crayons eventually will be brought to The Crayon Initiative to be recast into new crayons sent to children in hospitals across the country.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
The surfaces continue to change as the button keeps on getting pushed, placing and recasting Diana, Lalo and The King in new contexts, each vaguely modelled on different film genres and with varying levels of playful artifice.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recast

Verb

Just a few yards outside Flock’s arched glass doors is a decorative bird used to point visitors to their nondescript entrance.

— Andrew Zucker, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
The challenge is that manganese telluride normally forms multiple magnetic domains, which can point in different directions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of point

Verb

Parent-child relationships are often taken for granted as the child grows into adulthood and both sides have to readjust to different expectations.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
After their convincing wins over Paraguay and Australia that sent them on to the knockout rounds, however, many are starting to readjust their expectations regarding the ceiling of this squad.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

Definition of readjust

Verb

The backstory The Venetian opened in 1999 on the site of the old Sands and has spent the past few years reinventing itself for its 25th anniversary.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Rather than reinventing that formula, the Max 4 scales it up dramatically for users printing items ranging from large cosplay parts to functional prototypes to industrial-style engineering components.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

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