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 2025, The Jay hotel in San Francisco teamed up with The Namesake, transforming a section of The Jay’s stylish Third Floor into an exclusive design studio.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
That begins with abandoning the fantasy of transforming the region by force.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

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That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
In addition, Saint Laurent is aiming to double its sales to VICs by 2030, and to double its business in Asia within the same time frame.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Insights like ours are revising researchers’ understanding of both the past and how people operate today, as inequality grows globally.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of revising

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Yet Streisand was again left off the directing ballot, despite Golden Globe and DGA nominations.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Chick-fil-A’s drive-thrus often have employees standing outside with tablets, taking orders and directing cars through lines that can stretch around the building.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of directing

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Eller, who was centering Florida’s fourth line, is tied for the team lead with three points (all assists) through four games.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
How does centering the Haitian history of the zombie reconfigure our understanding of its present archetype and potential?

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

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