refocuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of refocus
1
as in transforms

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2
as in focuses

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocuses
  1. transforms
  2. focuses
  3. recasts
  4. aims
  5. modifies
  6. directs
  7. revises
  8. levels
Verb
  • An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • How this potent mix of pollutants transforms over time and distance is a complex puzzle.
    — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of transforms
Verb
  • Federer is also deeply committed to his Roger Federer Foundation, which focuses on providing quality education for children.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Currently, the office focuses on vulnerable populations like LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous youth, seniors, and veterans.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of focuses
Verb
  • Director Ivan Uryvskyi is candid about how the play recasts the ancient poem’s themes of return and those trapped in exile and captivity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The new edition recasts all 10 songs from the original through a more intimate lens, with Carlile returning to Long Pond Studio in upstate New York to co-produce four tracks with the National’s Aaron Dessner.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of recasts
Verb
  • Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This shift aims to secure more predictable, recurring revenue and higher user retention, mitigating the volatility of hardware sales.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of aims
Verb
  • An agent that calls the wrong API or modifies the wrong record creates consequences a hallucinated sentence simply cannot.
    — Hemant Kashyap, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • So the team fed AlphaFold versions of a target DNA sequence, along with a guide RNA, the Cas9 sequence, and an enzyme that chemically modifies bases and can stick to Cas9.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of modifies
Verb
  • Other exec producers include Susanne Bier, who directs all episodes, as well as Frank Spotnitz for Big Light Productions, Emily Feller, Tobi de Graaff, Antoine Douaihy, and Anton TV.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Jacob Chase directs the sixth franchise entry, with Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and a returning Lin Shaye; Blumhouse and Atomic Monster produce for Sony.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of directs
Verb
  • Effective July 29, Maine significantly revises its workplace substance use testing framework.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Golden Gate revises the design system to reduce the distractions that should never have been present in the first place.
    — Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Definition of revises
Verb
  • Tornado levels homes in Enid, Oklahoma Residents of Enid, Oklahoma, are surveying the damage on Friday after a massive tornado ripped through the city on Thursday night.
    — Jack Moore, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The main difference is that Ruisdael cranes upward, to behold a castle on a hill, whereas Vermeer levels his gaze across open water.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of levels
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