refocusing

verb

present participle of refocus
1
as in transforming

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2
as in focusing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocusing
  1. transforming
  2. focusing
  3. recasting
  4. aiming
  5. revising
  6. directing
  7. redesigning
  8. centering
Verb
  • Scott Mellin, was credited with transforming Salomon from a niche French outdoor performance label to the billion-dollar streetwear brand Rihanna wore for the 2023 Super Bowl halftime stage.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Try a trend-forward pair of glove flats to give your look an elevated boost, transforming your slouchy bottoms from low-key to downtown chic.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 15 July 2026
Definition of transforming
Verb
  • Simply put, a taker who has the luxury of focusing 100 per cent on the ball while making contact with it will kick it with more precision.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Instead of focusing on mining, the project strengthens refining capacity, allowing more defense-grade materials to be processed domestically.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of focusing
Verb
  • Recounts often vary from initial vote tallies by a few votes because of operator error recasting the ballot and because voters’ markings on ballots are sometimes unclear to the machine — think hanging chad, only the Scantron version.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
  • As some familiar faces went up against Ghostface in Scream 7, one character underwent a recasting after 25 years.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 June 2026
Definition of recasting
Verb
  • Spieth was not aiming for the 13th fairway, but instead the right rough.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The game just happens to fall on Bastille Day, as France is aiming to reach its third straight World Cup final.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 14 July 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • The museum is now revising its inventory and plans to return more than 2,700 hair samples originally collected for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
  • The Office of Science and Technology Policy had been placed in charge of revising the rules on this research by the end of last summer and implementing a national strategy for tracking all gain-of-function research before the end of last year.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of revising
Verb
  • Federal officials have offered little additional information since Thursday’s operation, with each agency directing questions elsewhere or declining to comment.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Guard members, clearly distinguished by their military fatigues, have been seen throughout downtown Memphis on patrols and directing traffic during events.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of directing
Verb
  • The organizations getting beyond experimentation are redesigning their workflows around collaboration between AI and humans, rather than viewing one as a substitute for the other.
    — Tony Bates, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The problem appears to be systemic and architectural in nature, and it is being fundamentally ignored by the people capable of refining or redesigning that architecture.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • The index last made a high on June 3, with most options volume centering around the $710 level, according to data from ThinkOrSwim.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Rather than centering pain or hardship, Brown said the exhibition focuses on joy and the process of becoming.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of centering
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