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refocus

verb

Definition of refocus

as in to transform

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as in to focus

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Recent Examples of refocus In his statement, Macklemore sought to refocus attention on Gaza, where more than 70,000 people — many of them women and children — have been killed. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 LaNeve, who is filling in as the Army’s top uniformed officer, recently ordered the battalion to refocus on its core mission of being an airborne infantry unit. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Finally, management’s formal 2027 outlook, expected in the fourth quarter, should help investors look past the guidance reset and refocus on the longer-term trajectory. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Specifically, Democrats are working to refocus on the economy, which voters say is their top concern as the cost of everyday goods remains high, even though inflation has fallen from the peak of Democratic President Joe Biden’s term. — Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refocus

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The role required Cruise to transform with prosthetics (including a fat suit and thinning white hair) and a put-on Southern accent, but, mostly, the absurdist satire demanded his full acting range.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
There is a hard cap at both the league and team level, and the cap, which was introduced in 2005, has transformed the profit profile of owning a team, particularly in conjunction with the NHL’s revenue-sharing system.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of transform

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Those projections were revised down (and revised down again) after a deluge of bad buzz.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Insights like ours are revising researchers’ understanding of both the past and how people operate today, as inequality grows globally.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of revise

Verb

The second, Stillpoint, aims to release and restore calm with a deep oil-free massage, along with rocking compressions, assisted stretches, and Kansa wand techniques.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
And the most recent announcement that’s set to be released in the first quarter of 2027 is the Shockwave, an electric enduro aimed squarely at riders who'd rather spend their weekends throwing a bike at dirt than commuting through traffic.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of aim

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Though the names are similar and, in essence, the same word, the shift in spelling and pronunciation represents the nation’s effort to recast — rebrand, even — itself for its own people as much as for the outside world.

— Ted Anthony, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
The Bounds of Quantum Biology The temptation to recast life’s mysteries as quantum in nature is about as old as quantum mechanics itself.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of recast

Verb

Vamos a Votar, an initiative of the largest civil rights and advocacy groups focused on Latino communities, has had to readjust its ambitions this year due to a lack of investment from funders.

— Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
With the interest rate climate heating up once again, borrowers who take a rapid but informed approach are likely to be more successful than those who simply wait for rates to readjust again in the future.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

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