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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
The change in plans has meant other contractors like Lockheed Martin and Boeing will need to refocus to hit those targets.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Yet even as Starbucks attempts to refocus on coffee by moving away from desserts masquerading as drinks, newer chains are making no pretenses about selling beverages that can easily tide someone over through a mealtime or two.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Ahlstrom plans to refocus the Mosinee site on more modern and competitive production.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
On average, people take about 25 minutes to refocus on a work task after a distraction arises, Mark said.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Yet even as Starbucks attempts to refocus on coffee by moving away from desserts masquerading as drinks, newer chains are making no pretenses about selling beverages that can easily tide someone over through a mealtime or two.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
Ahlstrom plans to refocus the Mosinee site on more modern and competitive production.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 27 Feb. 2026
On average, people take about 25 minutes to refocus on a work task after a distraction arises, Mark said.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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Rooster's Coop has transformed into a museum of hockey history.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, contrary to popular belief—which may well have arisen from Germany’s desire to distance itself from its Nazi past after the Second World War—carnival ultimately helped the Nazi party transform society in its own image.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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The City of Fort Worth says the work is focused on repairing deteriorating concrete along a high-traffic corridor to improve safety and reliability.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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No Kings and other anti-Trump protests are typically not focused on a singular issue.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
28 Mar. 2026
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Then-Councilmember Raul Peralez helped hold the deal together as construction deadlines loomed, the development changed hands and plans were revised.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The measure could be revised within 90 days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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During oral arguments, several conservative justices questioned the legal foundation and practical enforcement of the policy, which aims to deny citizenship to some children born in the United States to undocumented or temporary immigrant parents.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The program is part of Film Independent’s broader Artist Development initiatives, which aim to support emerging filmmakers through labs, mentorship and grants.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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Taken together, these arrangements recast the public university as an institutional extension of tech-industry labor pipelines, applied research commercialization, and corporate interests.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Once rigid and monumental, marble and other quarried materials now curve and swell into expressive silhouettes, recasting ancient materials through a contemporary lens.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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But other signals point in a less definitive direction.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Noonan testified that Fitzsimmons tried to get another round in the chamber and started to point the gun at him again.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 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 actor and comedian, who was married to Katy Perry, has reinvented himself as a Christian convert who evangelizes about free speech and free thinking in MAGA America.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Varona, an opponent of the island’s communist government, filed onto a makeshift raft alongside a handful of others in the 1990s, risking his life and sailing across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to reinvent his life in Florida.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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