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also focussed
1
as in immersed
having the mind fixed on something
was focused on the football game and didn't hear me knock
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2
as in all
not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern
a focused effort to provide shelter for the homeless during the winter
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also focussed
as in concentrated
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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Recent Examples of focused
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The May 9 cold open focused on Matt Damon as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who bonded at a bar with Jost's Hegseth and Ansari's Kash Patel.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 May 2026
While Louis Jadot makes wine from more than 100 different Burgundy appellations, Résonance is a much more focused affair, offering single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, estate cuvées, and Willamette Valley bottlings for a total of 13 different wines each vintage.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
The president’s very focused on making sure that nothing happens there.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The Avs certainly arrived in training camp as a focused, re-committed group.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Everyone is eating tostadas and trying dishes off the menu that changes every week, showcasing Giuseppe Lacorazza's market-focused, simple soulful cooking.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
The third component of the package, changes to term limits, deserves its own focused debate.
—Luisa Veltmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
His younger brother Luca Dotti’s offerings, the 2013 coffee table book Audrey in Rome and the 2015 cookbook Audrey at Home, are lighter and brighter, more focused on the shiny surface of his mother’s legacy.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
The technology represents a different and more scalable quantum track for Google, which has primarily focused on superconducting or the use of extremely cold temperatures to harness atoms.
—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
For their part, programs like Indiana and Cincinnati — where Sorsby previously played — provide athletes with presentations, educational resources and guest speakers focused on gambling risks and NCAA rules.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Payton Herres is a heart transplant recipient and patient advocate focused on improving access to lifesaving transplant medications.
—Payton Herres, STAT, 19 May 2026
The ranch is focused on women’s health, with programming built around the physiological changes women face across different life stages — including sleep, nutrition, postpartum depression and midlife beauty.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Meta is moving 7,000 employees into roles focused on artificial intelligence and consolidating them into four new organizations, according to a source familiar with the matter.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 19 May 2026
In the meantime, Home Depot has been focused on winning over more pro shoppers, like contractors and roofers, which currently make up about 50% of its revenue.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Google is focused on code generation with the new model, which is a core agentic angle for AI.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Adjective
Future discussions feel fuzzy rather than focused.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The May 9 cold open focused on Matt Damon as Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who bonded at a bar with Jost's Hegseth and Ansari's Kash Patel.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 17 May 2026
While Louis Jadot makes wine from more than 100 different Burgundy appellations, Résonance is a much more focused affair, offering single-vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, estate cuvées, and Willamette Valley bottlings for a total of 13 different wines each vintage.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
The president’s very focused on making sure that nothing happens there.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The Avs certainly arrived in training camp as a focused, re-committed group.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 May 2026
Everyone is eating tostadas and trying dishes off the menu that changes every week, showcasing Giuseppe Lacorazza's market-focused, simple soulful cooking.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
The third component of the package, changes to term limits, deserves its own focused debate.
—Luisa Veltmann, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
His younger brother Luca Dotti’s offerings, the 2013 coffee table book Audrey in Rome and the 2015 cookbook Audrey at Home, are lighter and brighter, more focused on the shiny surface of his mother’s legacy.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Verb
Occupying four townhouses, its two-year refurbishment by award-winning architects Holland Harvey and interior designers Studio Est and Studio Mica has created something warm and true to its heritage yet modern, nature-focused and committed to social impact.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
The technology represents a different and more scalable quantum track for Google, which has primarily focused on superconducting or the use of extremely cold temperatures to harness atoms.
—Aldo Svaldi, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
For their part, programs like Indiana and Cincinnati — where Sorsby previously played — provide athletes with presentations, educational resources and guest speakers focused on gambling risks and NCAA rules.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Payton Herres is a heart transplant recipient and patient advocate focused on improving access to lifesaving transplant medications.
—Payton Herres, STAT, 19 May 2026
The ranch is focused on women’s health, with programming built around the physiological changes women face across different life stages — including sleep, nutrition, postpartum depression and midlife beauty.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Meta is moving 7,000 employees into roles focused on artificial intelligence and consolidating them into four new organizations, according to a source familiar with the matter.
—Emily Lorsch, NBC news, 19 May 2026
In the meantime, Home Depot has been focused on winning over more pro shoppers, like contractors and roofers, which currently make up about 50% of its revenue.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Google is focused on code generation with the new model, which is a core agentic angle for AI.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focused
Adjective
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Plan to become immersed in the music here, from crafting your own synth beats to playing instruments in a makeshift garage band.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Surgeons who participate in research, teach, and attend specialty conferences are more immersed in ongoing performance review and improvement.—
Mathias P. Bostrom,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Volvo’s previous all-electric cars were made in China and Belgium, where Volvo’s parent company Geely has factories.—
Sasha Lekach,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The all-weather package starts with a 2-in-thick fiberglass-sandwich wall construction with a core of residential-grade insulation.—
C.C. Weiss
May 17,
New Atlas,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Most are concentrated in border states and cities with large Mexican American populations, including California, Texas and Arizona.—
Fin Daniel Gómez,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The report also cited gunshot wounds, cuts and burn injuries concentrated on intimate areas.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2026
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Israel considers all of Jerusalem to be its eternal, undivided capital.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In just over 70 minutes, Daisies touches on it all, making a delectable film that deserves your undivided attention.—
Jennifer Noyes,
Air Mail,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The decision marks the latest twist in the sprawling Murdaugh saga that has riveted the public and spawned true crime documentaries, podcasts and best-selling books.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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The story of the Murdaugh family has riveted people far beyond South Carolina Lowcountry.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Scheffler wasn’t interested in this being his first time atop the leaderboard on Thursday at a major.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
Verb
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My first attempt to answer that question centered on the growing disillusionment with higher education in general.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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But, in a cruel twist for college graduates, many of those jobs will be blue-collar roles that for now don't require a four-year degree, centered around the construction and maintenance of data centers.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Focused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focused. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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