Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To focus again.
Wiktionary
- v. intransitive to focus on something else
- v. transitive to change the focus of
- v. intransitive to change one's priorities
WordNet 3.0
- v. focus anew
- v. put again into focus or focus more sharply
- v. focus once again
Examples
“Jack D. Dale's announcement that he will not seek another term should refocus debate in the county's School Board elections.”
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“With strong individuals like these a few less-than-enthusiast-with-space (I'll avoid saying 'space haters') persons in the administration won't be able to 'refocus' NASA into irrelevancy after half a century of existence.”
“The foundation said that aid donors had put up $300m to help "refocus" national road-safety policies and budgets in the developing world.”
The Guardian: Road deaths among children spiralling in poorest nations, says report
“Hmm ... how might we 'refocus' our attention on the big issues and ideas facing America today Ann?”
“So, you know, this -- this may have been an effort by Gibbs to kind of refocus us back to the original -- the original bad guy, because this administration is going to be in the position not where it defends AIG, but they have to bail out companies like AIG, which are considered the bad guys ...”
“In May 2008, Clinton pressed Gen. David Petraeus to "refocus" U.S. military efforts on Afghanistan.”
“` ` That's really ... to kind of refocus a little bit, '' said Donnie Nelson, the team's president of basketball operations.”
“So, interesting to hear him now kind of refocus his campaign, him as an agent of change, but also trying to retool it as being a primary electable against Barack Obama -- Wolf.”
“About 120 delegates from 42 chambers across the country met in the Eastern Cape city this week and resolved to "refocus" Sacob to strengthen its structures and to make it more relevant to its members.”
“SAN MIGUEL: And there was the, you know, the whole kind of refocus, getting America and a new generation to refocus on the sacrifices of the World War II generation -- started with "Citizen Soldiers," it can be argued, "Saving Private Ryan," which he also was involved with ...”
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