refocusing

present participle of refocus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocusing
Verb
  • In the end, Rosalía breaks free, transforming into a dove that takes flight.
    Luisa Calle, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
  • In the winter of 1907, Toklas entered Stein’s life, gradually transforming it.
    Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Archer isn’t the only eVTOL company focusing on the UAE with Joby, one of its main competitors, hoping to launch in Dubai next year, with launch facilities currently under construction as sites including Dubai International Airport, according to Aviation Week.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Attempting to block out everything off the court and focusing on basketball seems to be a strategy filtering down from Splitter who remained guarded in his press conference after the game when asked about Billups.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 25 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
  • In addition to shoes, a new accessories team is building out the handbag selection, aiming to craft signature styles and develop the category from that foundation.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That would presumably push Bo Bichette from the DH spot to second base, aiming to keep Toronto’s biggest bats in the lineup.
    Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new editor is also giving the magazine a facelift, redesigning its logo and drawing visual inspiration from its archives.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Key changes include redesigning the Stadium Interchange into a diverging diamond and rebuilding the Hawley Road interchange.
    Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Educational institutions aren't an exception, especially in 2025, when attackers are actively directing their efforts toward them.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The film marks the first directing credit for Robert Wise (later of 1951's The Day the Earth Stood Still and 1965's The Sound of Music glory), since he was uncredited for directing additional sequences in The Magnificent Ambersons two years prior.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The habitat-modifying keystone species play a vital role in the region’s ecosystem supporting the health and dispersal of wildlife and other native plants.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
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“Refocusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocusing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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