focus
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈfoʊkəs/
:
claridad
- As the meeting progressed, the team's focus shifted towards developing strategies for future projects.
- come into focus
- bring into focus
- sharp focus
And being vague is out of focus, blurry.
- And being vague is out of focus, blurry.
- This is the new hourglass veil soft focus setting spray.
- And then what people don't realize is that mental focus follows visual focus.
- And Zoom, we didn't have good focus protection technology.
Examples
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The museum also challenges the ideas of truth and history by placing the focus on memory.
Academic text (2015) -
Personally I regret the media focus on crime and theft.
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There is something out of focus in the background
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You need that clear head, sharp thinking and focus to make this work out right?
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You need that clear head, sharp thinking and focus to make this work out, right?
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If the water provides the visual focus, it is the surrounding hills that give the buildings their form.
Academic text (2011) -
The composition has an obvious focus: the enthroned sultan in the upper right.
Academic text (2013) -
But this year, all these things were brought into sharper focus by an event I hadn't expected to attend quite so soon.
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Since that time, scientific text structure and discourse have come into sharper focus as key ingredients to scientific literacy.
Academic text (2015) -
The teacher emphasized the importance of maintaining a clear focus during exams to avoid distractions.
Synonyms
41
2.8
How clear and easy it is to see the shape or small details of something
6
8.1
Ability to see small details clearly
5
3.2
How clear and detailed an image or sound appears
A point or edge that is very sharp
A very sharp edge used for cutting
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Focus comes from an old Latin word focus meaning 'hearth' or 'fireplace', a place of clear light in the home. That's why we use focus for the state of being 'clear' or 'sharp'—it is like making an image or idea light up at one clear point.