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Recent Examples of focal point
The Grapes of Wrath won the Pulitzer Prize (the first novel published by Viking to win one) and was the main focal point when Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962.
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Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Reevaluate Vaccines Vaccines have long been a major focal point for Kennedy, both before and during his tenure as health secretary.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Sep. 2025
James kept her jewelry minimal, allowing the dress to remain the focal point of her look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
If that is the case, Jones and Steichen may look to make Warren the focal point of their team’s passing offense.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Reevaluate Vaccines Vaccines have long been a major focal point for Kennedy, both before and during his tenure as health secretary.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Sep. 2025
James kept her jewelry minimal, allowing the dress to remain the focal point of her look.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
If that is the case, Jones and Steichen may look to make Warren the focal point of their team’s passing offense.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for focal point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focal point
Noun
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And the data center blueprints running on Omniverse provide a digital twin for the design, construction, and operation of an AI data center, or AI factory as Nvidia refers to them.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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An even bigger concern may be whether New York has an in-house center capable of filling the 3C void.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The world champion stated that her next focus is to win the 200-meter dash in the coming days.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The focus was on now, on later today, or this weekend.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This isn't the first time a dog with an unusual breed mix has melted hearts online.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Researchers have previously noted an elevated but rare risk of myocarditis, or inflamed heart muscle, in young men in particular.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Focal point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focal%20point. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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