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
  • By transforming the application of violence and expanding warfare from limited conflicts to existential risks, this inflection point requires a new way of thinking about and constructing alliances.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Originality often lies not in creating from nothing but in transforming what already exists.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of transforming
Verb
  • The Musée de l’Orangerie is celebrating the centennial of Monet’s passing with an exhibit focusing on his art’s relation with time through about 40 paintings.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Those who enjoy focusing on wellness on vacation will be thrilled to learn about the property's brand-new padel court, complimentary bicycle rentals, and small gym, which is tucked into a cottage at the end of the pool deck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of focusing
Verb
  • While many rumors swirled following Grande and Bailey’s departures about recasting (Jessie Buckley?
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Sony Pictures Television has suspended Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton and is recasting his role.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of recasting
Verb
  • The company had been aiming for a 10-hour flight, spanning six full laps around Earth, to prove its readiness for NASA's Artemis moon program.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Dodgers are aiming to become the first National League team to claim three straight championships.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of aiming
Verb
  • The possibility of revising Article 9 of Japan’s constitution, which renounces war and prohibits a traditional standing army, is no longer taboo in Tokyo.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The National Park Service is revising interpretations at its sites to offer an upbeat rendering of human bondage, if slavery is mentioned at all.
    — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of revising
Verb
  • The laser accelerated electrons through a gas, directing them into a solid target to create light bursts that generated muon pairs.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • From labor struggles and lynching to desegregation, Murray served as the ethical voice of reason, directing Roosevelt to use her immensely powerful position on behalf of righteous causes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of directing
Verb
  • Nightstands, upholstered chairs and wood furniture can be added without redesigning an entire space, and vintage lighting or storage pieces work the same way.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Its architecture allows engineers to change mission equipment without redesigning the entire aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of redesigning
Verb
  • The movie once again has personal connections for Gray, an intense drama centering on family and two brothers who get involved in a scheme that sounds promising but of course is not all it is cracked up to be.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The film, while centering Iran’s current political and social crises, also brings to light obscure aspects, moments, and corners of Iranian history, public and private, which Bakhshi and Najdi discuss in great detail.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of centering
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