refocused

past tense of refocus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for refocused
Verb
  • Adams says her organization quickly transformed into providing disaster aid after Helene.
    Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For 25 years, the organization has transformed the scars of war into seeds of hope, working tirelessly to turn minefields into fertile farmland.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Others focused on defending Casey, the assistant principal.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers specifically focused on the Gulf of California, a biodiversity hotspot.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • At Ulta Beauty Our best-selling blazer reworked in a TENCEL™ Lyocell and cotton blend.
    Ulta Beauty, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The tune was reworked by the Yun Seok Cheol Trio, a renowned jazz group based in South Korea.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Fountain Square has been remodeled several times since then.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
  • This is a 4-bed, 3-bath, 2,600-square foot, contemporary-style home that was built in 1973 and remodeled in 2019 in Pewee Valley.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But on Friday, the governor directed them to start over, citing concerns about costs.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
  • After California directed its public employees to work from home to limit the spread of COVID-19, the state paid those public servants stipends beginning October 2021 to help cover expenses workers needed to do their jobs remotely, such as the internet.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Associated Press, for instance, has taken legal action in response to restrictions, while Voice of America has been significantly altered.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Without Block 780, Amtrak’s Gateway, which is aiming its two new Hudson tubes towards 780, has to be altered.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The initial list of eligible communities could be modified if not enough people apply to buy homes, or if there aren’t enough eligible homes on the market.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Friend’s crash, and survival, did not radically recast the project.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2025
  • But here, Clooney has recast himself as journalistic hero Edward R. Murrow, who in the early 1950s defied U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and his efforts to stoke anti-communist hysteria through the media.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Refocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refocused. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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