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
  • This one has a lid that transforms it into an outdoor table, and at 32 inches wide, there’s plenty of room for food, drinks, and more.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Final Thoughts Powered by a faster processor and deeply integrated with proactive Gemini features, the Google Pixel Watch 5 transforms Wear OS into a truly intelligent assistant on your wrist.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of transforms
Verb
  • Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One of Thrive’s subsidiaries, Thrive Eternal, focuses on sports acquisitions, purchasing and selling a stake in the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies before acquiring stakes in the Miami Heat and MLB’s San Francisco Giants, among others.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of focuses
Verb
  • 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
  • The Penelopiad recasts the women as a chorus, with each interrupting Penelope’s account in a different poetic form.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Definition of recasts
Verb
  • Now, nearly a decade later, a new app aims to restore the format and spirit of its predecessor.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Baghaei said the visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Iran and Pakistan and continue Pakistan’s work to promote peace and security in the region.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aims
Verb
  • 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
  • For example, Texas angler Dustin Grice modifies his spinnerbaits by adding chartreuse and white willow-leaf blades with a matching chartreuse/white skirt.
    — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of modifies
Verb
  • This circuit takes one incoming signal and directs it toward different destinations based on another control signal.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to stop issuing leases and permits in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 18 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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