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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
Companies like General Motors, Delta Air Lines, Starbucks, Apple, and Ford all had to pare back and refocus to get healthy.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Clearing even a little of the clutter gives your brain room to refocus on what actually matters.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The coordinated push underscores an effort to refocus voters on domestic priorities after weeks dominated by conflict abroad, rising energy prices, and renewed Republican infighting.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2026
The new toggles seem to be a way for users to refocus on audio features and avoid visual elements.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
Clearing even a little of the clutter gives your brain room to refocus on what actually matters.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
The coordinated push underscores an effort to refocus voters on domestic priorities after weeks dominated by conflict abroad, rising energy prices, and renewed Republican infighting.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2026
The new toggles seem to be a way for users to refocus on audio features and avoid visual elements.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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The Vagina Monologues, to me, are proof that art can transform someone.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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For all his musical ability, Christopher loves the alchemy of transforming into a character.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts focused some of their observations on Orientale basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the moon’s near and far sides.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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Along with Garbage Gals, local organizations focused on composting, native plants, biking, and other environmentally friendly activities hosted tables and engaged with attendees at the park’s southwest entrance.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In North Carolina, which is also seeing a surge of data centers, the largest utility is revising its long-term plans to delay the retirement of coal plants and to build more natural gas plants.—
Jessica Hill,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The judge also found fault with the Pentagon’s attempt to revise an earlier policy that restricted journalists from soliciting information, classified or unclassified, that was not approved for release.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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United currently aim to make four major signings, including an experienced striker and a left-back, with Tyrell Malacia departing and Luke Shaw needing to be rested more given the addition of midweek games.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Organized by the Malta Film Commission, the festival is set to grow in both scale and ambition this year, with an enlarged program of screenings, industry events and cultural offerings aimed at strengthening Malta’s role as an international filmmaking hub.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Such was the case in Georgia’s newspaper and magazine world, where Lee Walburn’s literary prowess helped shape the styles and careers of Southern writers and recast Atlanta’s city magazine as a literary powerhouse.—
Mark Woolsey,
AJC.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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To recast a three-quarter-length body as a pyramid, a favorite Renaissance shape, Raphael repeatedly files down the shoulder blades and turns their supporting muscle into a long sloping line, which dives from neck to arm.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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No matter what time of night or year, wherever the Big Dipper is in the northern sky, the stars Merak and Dubhe will always point at Polaris.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Enter a text prompt, upload images and documents in formats such as DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, or point Claude at a codebase to generate designs.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2026
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Now, the Mamdani administration is pushing for additional changes that would readjust the formula to the city’s benefit.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Designers conceive of collections months (okay, at least weeks) in advance of their show dates, giving them little time to readjust to the outside world.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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The usual Gap logo hoodies and T-shirts have been reinvented with the addition of a Victoria Beckham logo.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2026
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How many pitchers reinvent themselves at 31?—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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