refocused

verb

Definition of refocusednext
past tense of refocus
1
as in transformed

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2
as in focused

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocused
  1. transformed
  2. focused
  3. reworked
  4. remodeled
  5. directed
  6. altered
  7. modified
  8. recast
Verb
  • No more staring in awe at my family/friends who just moments ago were sharing a ridiculous joke, suddenly transformed into iconic titans, towering and thriving in the blinding lights.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The integration of tenant experience technology is one way to help a company understand what changes need to be made to their space and what aspects of the office can be transformed.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of transformed
Verb
  • The plans also portray a company management team focused on dealing with the realities of an energy transition most agree is now faltering, rather than on signaling virtue by supporting prevailing narratives.
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There are snacky boxes (starting at $50) focused on Chicago-local products, tinned fish or chocolates.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of focused
Verb
  • However, it has been reworked into a standalone series with no connections to that franchise.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Festival of Holidays places the emphasis on diversity, reflecting resort-wide initiatives that in recent years have reworked rides and removed outdated stereotypes.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of reworked
Verb
  • The cathedral was ransacked by rioting Huguenots and remodeled by Louis XIV, who found its Gothicism old fashioned.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Also, the entry would be remodeled to include a covered drop-off area, and new landscaping and other improvements would be made to the parking lot.
    Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of remodeled
Verb
  • Diversity remains a cornerstone of Sundance’s mission, with nearly half of this year’s films directed by women and 45% by filmmakers identifying as people of color.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The special will be directed by Sandra Restrepo.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of directed
Verb
  • Using Samuel in the backfield altered the 49ers’ trajectory that season.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In addition, the user might have stated that physics is altered, maybe telling the AI to pretend that the action is occurring on the Moon or Mars.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of altered
Verb
  • This is basically a hard charging race ski modified for all conditions, with a 78cm waist and much wider 128mm tip that greatly helps initiate turns in powder.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The electrical signals in his residual muscles would be too confused and too weak for the neural-control system, unless his amputation could be modified.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of modified
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of recast
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