as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something
the noise from the party next door threatened to disturb the law student's concentration
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Recent Examples of concentration
As a result, identifying resources with sufficiently high concentration and large volume is crucial for enabling their economic production.
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Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The largest urban concentration of peregrine falcons in North America lives in New York City.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
New York University has the largest concentration of international students with 22% of its student body from foreign countries, an Open Doors report shows.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Pure vitamin C, vitamin E, hyaluronic acid Vitamin C concentration: 29%
Fragrance-free?
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
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Scott McWhorter, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
The largest urban concentration of peregrine falcons in North America lives in New York City.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
New York University has the largest concentration of international students with 22% of its student body from foreign countries, an Open Doors report shows.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Pure vitamin C, vitamin E, hyaluronic acid Vitamin C concentration: 29%
Fragrance-free?
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for concentration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration
Noun
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Mandarin is spoken by over 1.3 billion people and is now the fastest-growing language in K–12 immersion programs across the U.S.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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And importantly, the markings remained stable even after stretching, immersion in solvent, rinsing and drying.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The security cabinet apparently paid little attention to this problem in setting its policy.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Invert sugar is valued for its superb sweetness and moisture absorption.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
8 May 2025
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According to this school of thought, sedentary adults should eat closer to 0.45 grams of protein per pound of weight (25 percent more than the RDA), and older adults, who are more prone to muscle loss and impaired nutrient absorption, should get 0.54 grams per pound.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 May 2025
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“Concentration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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