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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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Tonight, Bluebland’s glasses reflect a muddled crowd.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The muddled history of the token’s origination is just the tip of the iceberg.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The movie took liberties, but White's fight for Stuart to be a mouse-like boy is an important part of his history, even if some are bewildered by it.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Dec. 2025
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Uma is bewildered at this new world, while Gopal can’t so much as look at her.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The scramble to get the show launched has left Tierney and Brady a bit dazed.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Golden Globes has officially added a podcast category, and even though no one quite knows what to make of it, folks seem dazed enough to roll with it nevertheless.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 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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Goedert scored his second touchdown on a fourth-and-2 leaving a confused Malik Mustapha behind him in the left flat.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Yet many of its citizens feel both whiplashed and confused.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The fun of this drink starts, of course, with the name, which weighs in at 11 words (and one punctuation mark) and with which people tend to be both amused and bemused.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2026
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What Happens Next As of now, MrBeast has not indicated any serious intention to involve himself in the NewJeans dispute beyond his bemused Twitter response.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Billy Chapman is again introduced as a child (Logan Sawyer) visiting his senile grandpa in a rest home.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2025
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The kids can’t spell and the world leaders are senile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dowdy was found guilty of the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide in Sheeks's death.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Erik Duran used in a desperate effort to subdue Eric Duprey, 30, was heavy enough that the undercover cop needed both hands to lift it and toss it at the fleeing suspect, the sister of the cooler’s owner, testified during Duran’s trial on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfocused. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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