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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“There were a lot of people that bought Ford Focuses and Escorts that ended up buying Explorers and Expeditions and F-Series trucks later,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Focuses on generic GPU computing for AI training and inference.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

Ford Fiestas, Vauxhall Corsas, Ford Focuses and Volkswagen Golfs were the most popular models, with black, silver, blue and grey being the most common colour choices.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2021

Here, for example, is the complete text of “Warnowski Trial Focuses on Peach Collared Shirt,” which runs more than 500 words despite appearing on screen for less than two seconds:

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2018

Focuses his attention on Mom, even as he asks me, “Where’s this coming from, sweetie? Is that girl from school bothering you again?”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day