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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
Supporters of the bill say the cuts will refocus federal funds on children, pregnant women, people with disabilities, low-income families, and seniors.
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Rachel Pearson, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Start with five minutes and remember distractions and multitasking are not helpful; have a plan with your fun activity to refocus.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Six California state Republican legislators sent a letter to Trump June 27 asking him to refocus his immigration enforcement efforts on dangerous criminals and not ordinary workers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
On July 13, taskmaster Saturn will station retrograde in Aries, presenting the opportunity to recalibrate and refocus.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Rachel Pearson, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Start with five minutes and remember distractions and multitasking are not helpful; have a plan with your fun activity to refocus.
—Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Six California state Republican legislators sent a letter to Trump June 27 asking him to refocus his immigration enforcement efforts on dangerous criminals and not ordinary workers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
On July 13, taskmaster Saturn will station retrograde in Aries, presenting the opportunity to recalibrate and refocus.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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The film, about a Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China, slowly transforms into a love story between two outsiders.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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In a show claiming to transform people’s health, what did the contestants’ regimens look like?—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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But while much implantation research focuses on the biochemical aspects of this complex and mysterious natural phenomenon, the IBEC team chose instead to examine the biomechanics.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Byrne’s style is minimalist, while Lee is a maximalist, but the filmmaker knows how best to serve this material, focusing on the stage so that the audience can savor Byrne’s fabulous band and their precise, whimsical choreography.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The company also updated its guidance, revising its adjusted EBITDA range upwards by $5 million on the back and front ends.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump didn’t like the fact that the BLS revised downward its jobs reports for April and May.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy was met by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of a series of urgent meetings aimed at bolstering support for Ukraine — and building influence with President Donald Trump before his meeting Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Teri Schultz,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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Since then, Cincinnati police have launched a roving task force, a drone program, more visible patrols and several other programs aimed at increasing safety in the neighborhoods where residents come to work and visit for entertainment: Downtown and Over-the-Rhine.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
13 Aug. 2025
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Maduro appears determined to recast the U.S. bounty on his capture as a rallying cry rather than a threat.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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The actor played Andre, a supe with powers to control metal and one of the key characters of Gen V season 1, but producers announced his role wouldn’t be recast.—
Zoe Kaplan,
People.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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According to a recent report by Vital Vegas, unnamed sources have pointed towards a potential residency from Metallica at the Sphere in fall 2026.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Beyond the door, the men point proudly to SAT-3, Nigeria’s first high-speed undersea cable, rising alongside an electrical grounding cable from the tiled floor.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Aug. 2025
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This was almost a decade before Marciano would reinvent himself in 2010 with the seminal record Marcberg.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
8 Aug. 2025
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Community colleges occupy a similar space: quietly reinventing how education aligns with workforce evolution.—
Alex Goryachev,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Security frameworks built for predictable, human-centric workflows are ill-equipped to handle agents that operate at machine speed, modify APIs and move sensitive data independently.—
Victor Dey,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Traffic calming uses physical designs to modify driver behavior, such as speeding.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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