Thesaurus results for REFOCUSING

refocusing

verb

present participle of refocus

as in transforming

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as in focusing

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In North Georgia’s mountains, autumn already is transforming ridges, forests and streambanks into dazzling palettes of reds, yellows, maroons and deep oranges — all part of nature’s annual leaf color spectacle.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Bill Snyder’s second-greatest football achievement as Kansas State’s legendary head coach, after magically transforming the nation’s most moribund program into a national contender, was to choke the life from his school’s biggest rivalry game.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of transforming

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Rather than focusing exclusively on demonstrations, the courses guide you through practical projects.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
El-Sayed and Rogers each spent about 20 minutes answering the same eight questions, focusing on different sectors of the economy.

— Elle Meyers, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of focusing

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The press coverage essentially retrofitted 1692 with the anxieties of 1976, recasting the Salem girls as teenagers on a bad trip.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
While many rumors swirled following Grande and Bailey’s departures about recasting (Jessie Buckley?

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of recasting

Verb

When revising a financial analysis, walk employees through the trade-offs that influenced your conclusion.

— Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Morgan Stanley has been revising its earnings estimates higher for companies including ExxonMobil (XOM), Valero (VLO), Phillips 66 (PSX) and PBF (PBF).

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of revising

Verb

Later that day, Public Works Director Jason Shykowski emailed employees, directing them to compile a list of projects completed in the 2nd District over the previous 10 years, along with approximate costs.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Henderson had retired from the sheriff’s office about five months before the crash and was working as a special deputy directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati during graduation.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of directing

Verb

Fostering collaboration between humans and AI requires leaders who will think less about replacing work and more about redesigning work.

— Elisa Mallis, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Meta’s solution was to stop adding more cables and start redesigning the glass itself.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of redesigning

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