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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
Tesla’s push to refocus on humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles may be headed for a slower start than CEO Elon Musk’s bullish timelines previously promised.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Doing so would make way for a faster, safer and vastly cheaper alternative, while allowing the agency to refocus on R&D and space science.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
However, now the team has little choice but to refocus around the veteran stars who will be returning, including Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Cristopher Sanchez.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Pruning helps the orchid refocus energy on healthy growth and boosts chances for future blooms.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Doing so would make way for a faster, safer and vastly cheaper alternative, while allowing the agency to refocus on R&D and space science.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
However, now the team has little choice but to refocus around the veteran stars who will be returning, including Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Cristopher Sanchez.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Pruning helps the orchid refocus energy on healthy growth and boosts chances for future blooms.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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This biological bonding process creates natural mineral compounds, transforming bulky landfill waste into high-performance insulation capable of withstanding extreme heat up to 1,000°C (1,832°F).—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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For the 35th year in a row, White Castle is transforming its restaurants into Love Castles, with hostess seating, tableside service and Valentine’s Day décor.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The work focuses on giving robots a more reliable way to distinguish between ordinary touch and harmful physical interaction.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Feb. 2026
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Now, as investigators searching for Nancy Guthrie focus on possible leads, Schweit and several other former FBI agents say the details released so far suggest the perpetrator likely had prior knowledge of the home or family, and a financial rather than ideological motivation for the crime.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Additionally, Mohan emphasized Western Digital’s revised long-term growth targets.—
TipRanks,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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The Hoosier Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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There’s a perverse streak of what is either Hollywood metacommentary or simple cruelty in the fact that The Beauty has cast actors whom the industry might consider unappealing, then recast them with other, hotter actors once the Beauty takes hold.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Zayas was recast in the part and re-shot Busfield’s scenes.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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In this model, a problem is represented as a collection of tiny magnets called spins that can point either up or down.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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Other posts have included a medium expressing her feeling that Guthrie is close by and a woman using astrology to point her viewers in the direction of what may have happened.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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The key, however, is to readjust how your brain gets rewards and deal with the stress that might motivate alcohol use, not just to try to cut back on drinking, Knowles said.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Yet surely whoever stepped in would need a decent amount of time to readjust and recalibrate, right?—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 Nov. 2025
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Not every show needs to reinvent and revolutionize Broadway.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Not just as an isolated set of islands, distinct from our wider restaurant culture, but happily mixing with it, and sometimes even reinventing itself along the way.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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