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Recent Examples of focal point
The rescue was the focal point of a busy day on Mount Everest.
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Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 14 May 2025
Iran’s nuclear program remains a focal point of regional security concerns.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The longtime focal point of cinema has lost a lot of opportunities to the rest of the world: There are other major American hubs, including in Georgia and New Mexico, but plenty more in regions such as Europe and Australia, where tax incentives are plentiful and labor is often far cheaper.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 May 2025
Rantanen’s arrival March 8 gave the Stars another huge asset and gave their opponents another focal point.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for focal point
Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 14 May 2025
Iran’s nuclear program remains a focal point of regional security concerns.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The longtime focal point of cinema has lost a lot of opportunities to the rest of the world: There are other major American hubs, including in Georgia and New Mexico, but plenty more in regions such as Europe and Australia, where tax incentives are plentiful and labor is often far cheaper.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 May 2025
Rantanen’s arrival March 8 gave the Stars another huge asset and gave their opponents another focal point.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for focal point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
Noun
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The hurricane center had also begun using a new forecast map, which highlighted in red the risk of flooding posed to the area.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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If leaders secure the money, the site will be rebuilt with a visitor’s center, a museum, a cafe and gardens, according to the website, and guests will be treated to the same sweeping ocean views.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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But after Buckingham Palace’s stunning February 2024 announcement that the 76-year-old King was undergoing cancer treatment, the next chapter has come into sharper focus.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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But it is beautifully realized and broadly relatable, with a tight, humane focus on individual people’s ordinary hopes, dreams and fears, set against the backdrop of a particular moment in French social progress.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Pregnant women are at high risk for severe disease and studies show that the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth and pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, blood clots, heart and kidney damage and hypertension are much higher among women who develop COVID-19 during pregnancy.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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All of our hearts are broken … our sadness is gut wrenching - there’s a hole, something is missing.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focal%20point. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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