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focus on

VERB

address

Synonyms

STRONGEST

give try

STRONG

dig direct turn undertake

WEAK

apply oneself to attend to concentrate on devote oneself to engage in go at go for hammer away have a go at have at knuckle down to peg away pitch into plug away at take care of take up throw oneself into turn to

Antonyms

WEAK

avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight

Example Sentences

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The brain must suppress the urge to read the word and instead focus on identifying the ink color.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Having given up his first degree in sport and English to focus on football a few years earlier, Tuchel was now back to square one.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

CEO Philipp Navratil is streamlining Nestlé’s portfolio to focus on core areas like coffee and petcare, planning 16,000 job cuts, and aiming for 3% to 4% organic growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Humans can often sustain focus on a specific goal while filtering out competing information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

I turn forward and try to focus on breathing.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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