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as in muddled
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Recent Examples of unfocused
From the middle of December through late January, the Celtics looked like a talented but unfocused team playing well below its potential.
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Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: Trump's expansionist urges, like his tariffs threats, have lent his first month the feel of raw but unfocused American power.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
And often, the show falls short of its own peak thanks to an unfocused structure that diffuses much of its message.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Without this baseline of measurement, efforts risk being unfocused or, worse, counterproductive due to lack of direction.
—Hugo Kimber, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfocused
Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: Trump's expansionist urges, like his tariffs threats, have lent his first month the feel of raw but unfocused American power.
—Dave Lawler, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
And often, the show falls short of its own peak thanks to an unfocused structure that diffuses much of its message.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Without this baseline of measurement, efforts risk being unfocused or, worse, counterproductive due to lack of direction.
—Hugo Kimber, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfocused
Adjective
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Spaun looked bewildered as Rory stalked past him toward the 17th green.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The novel begins on a Monday afternoon like any other at its three adolescent central characters’ loving but scatterbrained aunt Xía’s house in Miami.—
Juan Vidal,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The company enlisted Donald Duck’s scatterbrained cartoon uncle, Prof. Ludwig Von Drake, in a video on votedisney.com to make its case that Disney’s current board members are up to the job.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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While older teens might appreciate its message about family and independence, younger kids will likely be more confused than entertained.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Peck and Mount stand wearing bemused grins, while Gooding displays a mysterious countenance and stylish new hairdo while casually seated.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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His manner with the girl is more bemused, placating.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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However, in one that went to trial, a jury determined that Chart and Pacific Fertility Center had been negligent and awarded five former patients a total of $15 million.—
Alexandra Chaidez,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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And first assistant director Dave Halls pled no contest to negligent use of a deadly weapon and was given six months probation.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfocused. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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