focus on

VERB

address

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give try

STRONG

dig direct turn undertake

WEAK

apply oneself to attend to concentrate on devote oneself to engage in go at go for hammer away have a go at have at knuckle down to peg away pitch into plug away at take care of take up throw oneself into turn to

Antonyms

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

Example Sentences

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His research centers on Medicinal Science and Nutritional Biochemistry, with a special focus on how fat soluble vitamins and nucleic acids function in biological systems.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

He criticized marketers who focus on cutting costs over pursuing growth in the company’s earnings call earlier this month, and assured investors, “Our best days are ahead of us.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

But having signed a new contract, O'Neill and his young, growing group of players can have their full focus on trying to reach a major tournament.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

While economists focus on the inflation rate, consumers care more about the prices themselves: What groceries, rent, or electricity cost now compared with what they remember paying just a few years ago.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“You just focus on being eleven. That’s hard enough.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

focus on

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