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also unfocussed
as in muddled
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Recent Examples of unfocused
But this unfocused approach can lead to implementation failure.
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Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
One who under-signals competence during a high-stakes initiative may leave the team unfocused and unmotivated.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
But the county has had to scale back its services and improvements to basic, critical infrastructure because of the unfocused overspending in the last several years.
—Jim Desmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
And workers can seem unfocused or confused, unsure of where to find answers (and what merits a leadership conversation).
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Vidya Plainfield, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
One who under-signals competence during a high-stakes initiative may leave the team unfocused and unmotivated.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
But the county has had to scale back its services and improvements to basic, critical infrastructure because of the unfocused overspending in the last several years.
—Jim Desmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
And workers can seem unfocused or confused, unsure of where to find answers (and what merits a leadership conversation).
—Chris Westfall, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfocused
Adjective
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Olivia, bewildered and frightened, runs to the vast body of Tierra del Fuego to look for him.—
Jason Liwag,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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Whites, bewildered and self-righteous, would find their way to Reagan.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The woman called her daughter but was too dazed to explain what had happened.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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After successfully nabbing one, the dazed comedian flicked her hair back and stumbled out of the wind machine to reveal the winning number.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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The novel begins on a Monday afternoon like any other at its three adolescent central characters’ loving but scatterbrained aunt Xía’s house in Miami.—
Juan Vidal,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The company enlisted Donald Duck’s scatterbrained cartoon uncle, Prof. Ludwig Von Drake, in a video on votedisney.com to make its case that Disney’s current board members are up to the job.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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As Covid-19 transmission ramps up in the US, many Americans are confused about the Trump administration’s latest policies concerning access to vaccines.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ironically, this search for answers often leaves them feeling more upset, confused and longing for the one who rejected them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His mother is bemused to hear that her son attended mosque, temple and church on the same day.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The bemused cat owner couldn't resist sharing Luna's mischief on TikTok (@megs.amanda) with a video showing the paw print in one of the cookies.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
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Williams, 26, surrendered with a lawyer at the 44th Precinct stationhouse Thursday morning and was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal accident and reckless driving, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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Last week, a woman who was seriously injured in the collapse filed a similar lawsuit against the defendants, claiming the store and the property owner were negligent and that their failure to properly maintain the building led to her injuries.—
Alexa Stone,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfocused. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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