Definitions

focus group

NOUN

representative survey group

Synonyms

WEAK

market survey marketing study

Example Sentences

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She conducts a focus group of social workers for a documentary in order to try to understand Jeremy’s behavior and the treatment he got at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It might be like getting a medical diagnosis from a focus group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

This means that at any one time, there isn’t a large focus group to drive solutions.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Two members of the focus group, a Latina who works in finance and a white man who is retired, offered these pointed responses:

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

"You think they are going to be nutritionally good for your child," said one parent, Hazel, during a focus group on baby food pouches at Leeds University.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025