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 This will encourage the plant to refocus its energy on producing new blooms, so your garden will be awash in color again in no time. — Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026 Wearers spin, roll or rub the ring during moments of stress, using tactile sensation to refocus attention. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 The shift and refocus on open-source may also reflect an attempt by Meta to try to regain momentum after recent models have fallen short of systems from OpenAI and Anthropic. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 While Collins tries to refocus the conversation back on his conservative agenda, Democrats are working hard to ensure voters don’t forget about the drama. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refocus

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Embroidery, beading, leatherwork, and fur transform the familiar silhouette, while a new second strap allows it to be slung across the shoulder.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Following Technoblade’s death, more than 400,000 messages from fans were collected in a virtual Minecraft memorial and transformed into 22 books of condolences for his family.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of transform

Verb

The latest court decisions, however, have focused on whether Shirilla's postconviction petition was filed on time rather than the merits of those arguments.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
It's all captured in the new documentary Handmade Future, directed by Kirsten Dickerson, the cofounder of Artist & Nomad, a social-impact business focused on craft.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of focus

Verb

Election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Election officials contend that there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

The project is aimed at making hypersonic flight testing faster and more repeatable, addressing one of the major bottlenecks in the development of weapons and other systems designed to operate at speeds above Mach 5.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The initiative aims to bring positivity and hope to children battling critical illnesses.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of aim

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Evan Rachel Wood and Alexandra Artrip, who played the daughters of Sandra Bullock’s character in the first movie, have been recast for the sequel with Joey King and Maisie Williams.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
Although the film’s leading stars reprised their roles for the sequel, Bullock’s daughters were recast in Practical Magic 2, with Joey King now playing Kylie Owens.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of recast

Verb

Mattia Sala, the product manager for SMEG USA, agrees that silverware handles should always point downward, but adds that silverware should be properly spaced out within a dishwasher’s silverware caddy.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
This molecular atlas, published in the journal Science, could point researchers toward new and promising treatments.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of point

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But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of readjust

Verb

After the pandemic shuttered his Inglewood barbershop job, Hector Trinidad reinvented himself, converting a yellow school bus into a curbside barbershop parked just outside USC.

— Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Murdoch, played by Pearce, recruited Lamb to reinvent it as a populist tabloid capable of overtaking the dominant Daily Mirror.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

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