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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
Residents, tired and frustrated after their hometown became a national flashpoint in the election over immigration, were trying to move past the intense scrutiny and refocus on the future.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
This statement refocused his campaign for the campaign's remaining weeks and, in a change election, positioned the former president's campaign as the one best capable of implementing change.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Doing your best to recognize this mechanism might offer a moment of self-compassion and the courage to refocus—even if just a little—on the world around you.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Fox News Digital reached out to FEMA for reaction to Greene’s comments and to respond to criticism that the agency had refocused its mission in recent years.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
This statement refocused his campaign for the campaign's remaining weeks and, in a change election, positioned the former president's campaign as the one best capable of implementing change.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Doing your best to recognize this mechanism might offer a moment of self-compassion and the courage to refocus—even if just a little—on the world around you.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Fox News Digital reached out to FEMA for reaction to Greene’s comments and to respond to criticism that the agency had refocused its mission in recent years.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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Recognizing the signs of change, preparing for the inevitable down cycle, and proactively transforming decline into a new phase of growth are the keys to thriving in today’s professional landscape.Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Murray’s unparalleled smarm and flawless comic timing give us a vintage feel-bad movie that gradually transforms into a feel-good charmer.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Nag points to other areas of development, which focus on improving the quality of new solutions.Eve Thomas, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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The governor’s shuffle, in Madrid’s view, personifies a reckoning happening within a Democratic Party focused on identity politics in 2024 without realizing that Trump was winning over voters on economic issues.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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In the last few years, both Nordhaus and Stern have revised their estimates towards each other.Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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For months, the Kremlin has been revising the official doctrine governing possible nuclear use, a process meant for public display, a warning to governments across the West.Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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This thermoelectric breakthrough aims to redefine what is possible for off-grid power and energy conservation.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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The government aims to have the practice of greyhound racing banned by Aug. 1, 2026.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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After it was announced that Bravo would be recasting VPR entirely, many fans began to share memories of the past decade of the show.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet the casting choice highlights how Callas recast herself in the 1950s, shedding a third of her body mass to transform from a zaftig soprano cliché into a high-fashion sylph (and in the process, sacrificing a bit of her oomph).Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Keeping leaves pointed in the same direction, repeat until half the form is covered with leaves.Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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In one photo shared by police, the suspect is seen holding out and pointing a gun.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
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What is the plot of Suits: L.A.? Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Ted Black (Arrow's Stephen Amell) decides to reinvent himself and move to the sunny West Coast.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The rounded cap, with its short, stiff brim, is a more fashionable take on a beret — and a style that designers like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana continue to reinvent in classic tweed or edgy lace and netting.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Not only are less experienced chefs likely to attempt the dish, others may ruin it by adding extra ingredients or otherwise modifying Younger’s concept.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Like Stonehenge, archaeologists believe the structures were further modified during the Bronze Age, as Kirstie McCrum writes for Devon Live.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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