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focuses

NOUN

center of attraction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

focal point spotlight target

STRONG

center core cynosure headquarters heart hub limelight locus polestar seat

WEAK

bull's eye meeting place nerve center point of convergence

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior exteriority outside periphery surface

VERB

aim attention at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attract concentrate direct fixate meet put

STRONG

adjust center centralize concenter convene converge fasten fix join pinpoint rivet sharpen spotlight sweat

WEAK

bring out home in home in on hone in key on knuckle down move in pour it on zero in zoom in

Antonyms

STRONG

disarrange disorganize disperse divide ignore scatter separate

WEAK

neglect

Example Sentences

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The very readable, if long and winding, “The Calamity Club” focuses on a crew of frequently ill-used, tough-minded white women.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The students presented the idea to their mentors as well as researcher Darren Baker, Ph.D., whose work focuses on therapies targeting senescent cells.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

As a partner at the advisory firm ISG where he focuses on enterprise software, Smith can be classified as a tech-savvy early adopter.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Both moves were "unprecedented," said Kathryn Judge, a Columbia law professor who focuses on banking.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“No, we’re going to a state called Vermont,” he says, and focuses his eyes back on the screen.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung