refocusing

present participle of refocus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocusing
Verb
  • Like many Middle Eastern nations, its wealth is rooted in fossil fuel extraction, which makes up 86 percent of its exports, transforming it from a modest pearl-diving economy into a leading petrostate ready to pour cash just about anywhere that might buy influence.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After Australia, Lil Jon may be focusing more on road trips instead of long-haul flights.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Milwaukee specialized in putting runs on the board in the regular season, advancing several baserunners through patient approaches at the plate, while also focusing on making contact.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fishburne expressed his desire to play Professor X on the same day that McAvoy and his X-Men costar Elliot Page, who played Kitty Pryde, shared their thoughts on a few recasting rumors.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That has involved recasting every single role from the original films, but now, there’s an exception.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the report concluded that the school had taken extensive corrective actions, such as increasing surveillance video placement, revising reporting protocols and enhancing staff training.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • While revising this novel, my left eyebrow fell out from stress.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the 85th percentile speed is higher than the existing speed limit, the manual now recommends officials consider redesigning roads ‒ potentially adding elements like bike lanes, speed bumps and pedestrian islands ‒ to encourage drivers to slow down, O'Connell said.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Ten women are participating in the inaugural program that will focus on redesigning the institution’s uniform for women.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reconciliation is as natural as conflict — but pacifism, or being completely unwilling to defend yourself, while aiming for peace as an end, provides no means of getting there.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The network encompasses the nonprofits Indivisible Project and Indivisible Civics, which organize protests and trainings, and Indivisible Action, a separate political action committee aiming to elect progressive candidates.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The researchers plan to address the light sensitivity issue by modifying how the vitamin interacts with the electrolyte and by improving the engineering of the flow cell itself.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Running shoe companies must abandon the practice of designing women’s footwear by simply modifying men’s shoes into smaller sizes and brighter colors, according to new research published in the journal .
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No one has taken responsibility for directing Medicaid contractor Centene to give $10 million of a $67 million legal settlement to the Hope Florida Foundation and routing the money to nonprofits, which gave nearly all of it to a political committee.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Trump signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to ensure active-duty military personnel are paid despite the federal government shutdown.
    Terry Moseley, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Refocusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocusing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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