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refocused

verb

past tense of refocus

as in transformed

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Donyell Malen seems to have been transformed from decent winger into prime Marco van Basten since arriving in Rome from Aston Villa last season, so if that remarkable form continues, Gian Piero Gasperini’s side could well surprise a few people.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Raj’s time with the circuit was cut short; the domestic teams ultimately folded as the league transformed into NFL Europe, but by then, the kids had caught the bug.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of transformed

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Maui could record up to 8 inches of rain, the National Hurricane Center said, but officials in the state are also focused on the storm’s impacts on the island of Kauai.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
This has been another summer of multiple key players being sold to help balance the books, with incomings focused on free agents and loans.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of focused

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The iPhone Health app has also been redesigned and offers even more holistic information, including a Longevity tab that can tell you your body's Health Age.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
The Prius was recently redesigned for the 2023 model year and has become more powerful and stylish than the previous generation.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of redesigned

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The rounds only make sense if the research is aimed at something structural.

— Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The bill now also includes a compromise on stablecoin yield aimed at appeasing banking interests by directing the Treasury secretary to restrict rewards if deposit flight from community banks occurs on a substantial scale.

— Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of aimed

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Josh Kerr, for instance, set a mile world record in July and revised his British 1,500m record in the process.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Up next, Kerby revised Terrence Malick’s original script for Jack Starrett’s The Gravy Train (1974), which starred Forrest and Stacy Keach as West Virginia coal-mining brothers who turn to crime.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of revised

Verb

Comcast and Charter have reworked pricing strategies and leaned on their growing mobile businesses as methods to retain, and potentially gain, more broadband customers in recent years.

— CJ Haddad,Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
The assortment has been reworked, albeit gently, to return to its roots.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of reworked

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And Poshmark users only need to follow a pair of Prada’s spring 2012 flame wedges to take them there, thanks to a series of long- and short-form films directed by Léa Esmaili combining live action, animation and CGI.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
The Televen broadcasts Diaz alleges that Camero, whose family controls Televen, directed the network to publicize the criminal allegations against him.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

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