refocused

verb

past tense of refocus
1
as in transformed

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2
as in focused

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocused
  1. transformed
  2. focused
  3. redesigned
  4. aimed
  5. revised
  6. pointed
  7. reworked
  8. directed
Verb
  • The city and the Earthquakes, San Jose’s hometown Major League Soccer club, transformed the square into a weeks-long festival.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • The Fan Village in Rockefeller Center will have programming on game day, with the rink transformed into a temporary pitch.
    — Ali Farooqui, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of transformed
Verb
  • Ukraine has until now focused its long-range drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and factories making weapons and military hardware, as well as Russian shipping.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Throughout its duration, Agbaji rotated between training stations as campers ages 8-18 ran through drills focused on skills, teamwork and leadership.
    — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of focused
Verb
  • The closure is part of a deal with New York State to consolidate racing at nearby Belmont Park, which has been weatherized to operate in the winter, and redesigned with a higher-end clientele in mind.
    — Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026
  • Electricity did not transform economies until factories were redesigned to use it.
    — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of redesigned
Verb
  • Consumer-insights specialists, data and AI owners, cultural strategists, legal or privacy teams and people from the actual customer segment should all review campaigns aimed at mothers.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The wave of attacks is raising concern that the war could be entering a new phase, a month after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of aimed
Verb
  • Federal dietary guidance is revised on a five-year cycle, and flavonoid-rich fruits are already recommended within the broader fruit category.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The June jobs report showed leisure and hospitality jobs plunged by 61,000 positions – a number so dumbfounding that economists widely expect that to get revised .
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 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
  • Most of the works are adaptations of existing pieces rather than new commissions, though Devlin’s contribution, Screenshare (2025), was reworked specifically for NMACC.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
  • That front bumper is reworked with red accents, and there are dashes of carbon fiber everywhere.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2026
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • There were 112 throws in the final third directed into the box during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but this year has seen an even higher rate.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Throughout its war with the US, Iran’s counteroffensive has largely been directed atthe oil-rich Arab countries that border the Persian Gulf.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of directed
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