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Recent Examples of focal point
The bill appears to be the focal point of the rift, but the two clearly have different ideas on what America's future should be.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 June 2025
One of the main focal points has been the eighth hole, a par-3 that measures an impressive 300 yards.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Visited Places in Apple Maps AI announcements were rather muted at WWDC, humming along in the background rather than a focal point of the keynote.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
Harvard University, in particular, has become a national focal point.
—Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 June 2025
One of the main focal points has been the eighth hole, a par-3 that measures an impressive 300 yards.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Visited Places in Apple Maps AI announcements were rather muted at WWDC, humming along in the background rather than a focal point of the keynote.
—Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 10 June 2025
Harvard University, in particular, has become a national focal point.
—Michelle Mbekeani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
Noun
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The shifting narratives reflect the anxiety of Angelenos amid ICE raids targeting immigrants at Home Depots, churches and retail centers.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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New York City, USA; population 8.4 million New York arguably took over from Paris as the center of the art world in the early 20th-century with influential movements like Abstract Expressionism and artists like Pollock and Rothko and later Frankenthaler.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The administration's focus on worksite enforcement has mostly left the agriculture sector alone.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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And a focus on an act does not remove the presence of an actor.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Rather than solely leaning on designing for moneyed families and those with means to drop thousands on new pieces each season, the designer opts to create from his heart.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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Roth went right for Rubin’s heart, invoking the Paul Skenes Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed one-of-one card that famously sold for $1.11 million to Dick’s Sporting Goods in March.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focal%20point. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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