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as in to transform
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as in to focus
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Recent Examples of refocus
But even then, the Huskies didn’t have to play three games in three days, with little time to adjust and refocus.
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
After being canceled in 2019, Marvel Studios refocused its television efforts on producing Disney+ original programming.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
After returning in 2022 as CEO of the company, Iger announced a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting plan that led to thousands of layoffs with the intention of refocusing Disney on the quality of content, rather than quantity.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
After being upset, losing for the first time in 279 days (Feb. 20, 2024 at Creighton), the team’s ability to get refocused will be tested.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024
After being canceled in 2019, Marvel Studios refocused its television efforts on producing Disney+ original programming.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
After returning in 2022 as CEO of the company, Iger announced a multibillion-dollar cost-cutting plan that led to thousands of layoffs with the intention of refocusing Disney on the quality of content, rather than quantity.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
After being upset, losing for the first time in 279 days (Feb. 20, 2024 at Creighton), the team’s ability to get refocused will be tested.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocus
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Christmas and New Year are celebrated with great enthusiasm here, with significant budgets allocated to transform December into a joyous festival.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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With the use of garlands, DIY accents, pastel colors, and twinkle lights, her home is transformed into a whimsical winter wonderland.Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
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The movie is constructed like a visual scrap quilt made in a meticulous and orderly fashion, sometimes focusing on Elwood's life in the '60s and other times flashing forward to the near-present day.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Brighter Days Community Initiative, announced in June by the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida, is the first in the area to focus solely on teenagers and young adults ages 16 to 24.Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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Although the Fed's expected to trim its short-term, benchmark fed funds rate again by a quarter percentage point, many economists expect the central bank to signal a slower pace of rate cuts next year and revise its economic outlook.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Early reports were that at least four people were killed, though police have since revised that figure to three.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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The government aims to have the practice of greyhound racing banned by Aug. 1, 2026.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This thermoelectric breakthrough aims to redefine what is possible for off-grid power and energy conservation.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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After it was announced that Bravo would be recasting VPR entirely, many fans began to share memories of the past decade of the show.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yet the casting choice highlights how Callas recast herself in the 1950s, shedding a third of her body mass to transform from a zaftig soprano cliché into a high-fashion sylph (and in the process, sacrificing a bit of her oomph).Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, this is a period of accretion for L3Harris unless the international landscape turns into a global hot conflict, at which point many valuations in most industries, defense contractors included, will experience heavy volatility.GuruFocus, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Now, the Newark branch of the FBI is warning residents against another dangerous trend: pointing lasers at them.Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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What is the plot of Suits: L.A.? Former Manhattan federal prosecutor Ted Black (Arrow's Stephen Amell) decides to reinvent himself and move to the sunny West Coast.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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The rounded cap, with its short, stiff brim, is a more fashionable take on a beret — and a style that designers like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana continue to reinvent in classic tweed or edgy lace and netting.Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps most awaited in this final update is Safehouse Customization, which lets players modify their preferred base, cleaning up debris, building beds, tables and storage, and even picture frames to hang the photos the camera took on the wall.Jason Bennett, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Candy-makers have responded by shrinking the size of the products, modifying recipes and leaning heavier into non-chocolate offerings.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocus. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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