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also unfocussed
as in muddled
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Recent Examples of unfocused
But Lloyd’s awkward staging here and questionable affectations (including an audience clap-along) makes Pozzo’s relationship with Lucky unfocused and puzzling.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The scripts honestly don’t have a clue who Jake is, and Law’s performance is thoroughly unfocused, if emotionally persuasive at moments.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
What this means for users seeking college admissions guidance is that AI platforms cannot discern whether uncommon or out-of-the-ordinary patterns in extracurricular guidance, personal statement topics, summer planning, or hook development are weak and unfocused or unique and eye-catching.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Anderson’s account shows just how ill-informed and unfocused its approach was to the events of 1978–79.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
The scripts honestly don’t have a clue who Jake is, and Law’s performance is thoroughly unfocused, if emotionally persuasive at moments.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
What this means for users seeking college admissions guidance is that AI platforms cannot discern whether uncommon or out-of-the-ordinary patterns in extracurricular guidance, personal statement topics, summer planning, or hook development are weak and unfocused or unique and eye-catching.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Anderson’s account shows just how ill-informed and unfocused its approach was to the events of 1978–79.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfocused
Adjective
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But the thinking behind the category itself remains muddled, and the rollout hasn’t helped.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Nov. 2025
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But his box office track record is a bit mixed and muddled.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instead, a bewildered stranger answers the door.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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In one of the film’s least subtle moments, a dazed Bruce is startled to attention.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Susan Blanchard co-starred as Tina Kelly, his scatterbrained housekeeper.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Prince Harry's hat choice confused fans, who believed the royal should have been rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays due to Canada’s link to the United Kingdom.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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George Catts, the city council’s agricultural commissioner who led the parade atop his horse, was confused.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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When the lights finally dimmed 45 minutes later, Safdie took the front of the theater after an affectionate introduction from Sacco, giving a somewhat bemused apology about the delay before diving into his remarks.—
Elaina Patton,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025
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His facial expressions are often pained or bemused.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The kids can’t spell and the world leaders are senile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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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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Those only include what the police classify as murders or non-negligent manslaughter.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit accused the automaker of being negligent in the design and manufacturing of the Cybertruck, alleging that the crash forces Sheehan experienced were survivable but that doors couldn’t be opened once power was lost.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfocused. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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