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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
Some major oil companies such as Shell and BP that once were touted as leading the way in clean energy investments are now pulling back from those projects to refocus on oil and gas production.
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Michael Oxman, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
Refocus On The Founder When the energy dips, refocus on the founder.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Musk gave up his government job to refocus on Tesla and has pushed for greater control over the company.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump’s plan to refocus, explore and beat China.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Michael Oxman, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2025
Refocus On The Founder When the energy dips, refocus on the founder.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Musk gave up his government job to refocus on Tesla and has pushed for greater control over the company.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump’s plan to refocus, explore and beat China.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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Has the world's most volatile region been transformed?—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 26-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts a male figure that transforms into tree branches housing various bird species.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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As Houston started focusing more on eliminating shots around the basket, Atlanta swung the ball around the perimeter and created easy 3-point looks that drew frustrated timeouts from Udoka on multiple occasions.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Laura Trujillo is a national columnist focusing on health and wellness.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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While a university panel ultimately concluded there was no ongoing problem in the department, the incident gained national prominence and prompted Columbia to revise its process for reviewing complaints against faculty.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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The company had initially aimed to install 2,000 new stations this year, but later revised that to 1,800–2,000.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Starmer made the announcement during a two-day trade mission aimed at strengthening ties with one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to a China State Council directive, the country is aiming for AI adoption to reach 70% of the population by 2027 by imbuing various agents and other applications across core industries.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Science fiction visions in this vein, such as Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312, recast a Vaal-like god-computer as a force not for stagnation but for human flourishing.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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Weruche Opia had been cast in the role of Shay Bennett for the pilot, but the role will now be recast.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to Big Island Guide, there is a sign that will point you down to the beach.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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That technique wasn’t as readily available online, but the internet did point me in the direction of Sam Fine’s makeup book.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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Atlas responds to unexpected challenges mid-task, like adjusting when a box lid is closed or repositioning items on the fly – and can readjust itself.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Board members butted heads over whether to recommend a lower rate to commissioners, so that the board could avoid retroactively having to readjust the budget with a new tax rate.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Aug. 2025
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Today’s engineers are reinventing what astronauts wear from the inside out.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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From the start the ambition was clear – to bring the myth of Pandora to life by reinventing it as a gripping reality experience that tests human nature.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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