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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
Nonetheless, Lee and her training team had to refocus on their primary goal: Paris.
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Today’s top stories (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )
After a rift on the shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus the budget fight on Medicaid
Democrats split last week over a Republican stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Rather than recognizing this as signaling a need for more advanced material, the teacher might send the child to a separate area in the classroom or in the school to refocus or as punishment.
—Rachael Cody, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
The recent Eaton and Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles County have refocused the public’s attention on the recurrent nature of vegetation burning and the devastating effects on people and the environment.
—Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Today’s top stories (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )
After a rift on the shutdown, California Democrats try to refocus the budget fight on Medicaid
Democrats split last week over a Republican stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Rather than recognizing this as signaling a need for more advanced material, the teacher might send the child to a separate area in the classroom or in the school to refocus or as punishment.
—Rachael Cody, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
The recent Eaton and Palisades wildfires in Los Angeles County have refocused the public’s attention on the recurrent nature of vegetation burning and the devastating effects on people and the environment.
—Hugo A Loaiciga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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His family escaped a totalitarian regime that persecuted them and now complain about opportunistic and culturally incompatible immigrants who seek to transform their adoptive country into a version of their regressive, Jew-hating, theocratic homelands.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Guenther Steiner was one of the strong personalities on the Formula One track that helped transform Drive to Survive into a roaring success of a reality TV show for Netflix, before his dismissal from Team Haas after ten years at the helm.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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During the spaceflight, Nguyen, who is a civil rights activist, also plans to conduct two science experiments, one in partnership with the Vietnamese National Space Center and another focused on women's health.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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This latest ruling focuses, in particular, on the evidence — the expert reports (fingerprints, examination of the complainant’s body) and the recordings from the nightclub’s security cameras.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Corporate boardrooms and executive teams will need to traverse this new landscape, by weighing the risks of maintaining their DEI teams and initiatives against the potential fallout of revising their DEI policies—or abandoning their efforts completely.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Goldman Sachs this week revised its year-end target for gold prices to $3,300, up from $3,100, underscoring how the yellow metal’s rise this year is expected to last amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Moments later, prosecutors said during a bench trial this week, the two men aimed their guns, then fired.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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For my youngest’s terrible handwriting, that meant aiming for legibility and saving the time that could have gone toward cursive lessons for activities that animate her, such as building boats and airplanes from the contents of the recycling bin.—
Gail Cornwall,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2025
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When Trump is outlandish, Thune often recasts the President’s words and deeds in benign terms.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The number of girls who could be Pit Girl (the teen who died in the very first episode) has been reduced to basically two: Mari and Gen (the latter was recast for Season 3, which really confused me).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The premiere event in London drew inspiration from the sounds made by healthy coral reefs, which naturally produce sounds that attract sea life, pointing young fish and coral larvae in the direction of more resources.—
Cat Cardenas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Therefore, Lewandowski shifts his position to ensure the centre-backs are occupied, while also pointing at Torres.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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From Menswear Fabric to Timeless Women’s Fashion Frank & Eileen reinvented the women's button-up shirt into a fashion statement.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Merino, after a complicated start to his Arsenal career, has reinvented himself through sheer willingness to learn and has added a goal threat to his work ethic.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each Boost plan can be modified with Add-Ons for an additional charge.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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The developers talked to drone operators about their combat experience with commercial Chinese thermal imaging cameras and modified their design accordingly.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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