refocused

verb

past tense of refocus
1
as in transformed

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2
as in focused

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocused
  1. transformed
  2. focused
  3. redesigned
  4. aimed
  5. revised
  6. pointed
  7. reworked
  8. directed
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Craig Federighi, senior VP of Software Engineering, said that Apple had redesigned much of its iOS software to take advantage of the two screens, moving buttons and other controls.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The AirPods 5 are redesigned with a new acoustic architecture, upgrades to adaptive active noise cancellation (ANC) with 50 percent better noise reduction than the AirPods 4, and improved sound.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesigned
Verb
  • The Italian champions’ addition of Three Lions — England internationals John Stones, Curtis Jones and Djed Spence — is aimed at bringing more dynamism to a wily group who have reached two Champions League finals in four years.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Congress has bipartisan bills in the works aimed at setting clearer federal consumer protections, including age verification.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of aimed
Verb
  • Unlike all of these, but very much like the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, which has been amended more than a hundred times, it was meant to be revised, updated, and improved.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Biden administration revived that review and ultimately in 2024 revised the standards for the first time in more than a quarter-century.
    — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of revised
Verb
  • According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It feels pointed at this point.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of pointed
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
Verb
  • 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
Definition of directed
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