refocus
verb
re·fo·cus
(ˌ)rē-ˈfō-kəs 
refocused; refocusing; refocuses
1
: to focus again
2
: to change the emphasis or direction of
had refocused his life
Examples of refocus in a Sentence
She refocused her energies toward a career in music.
He needs to refocus his attention on his schoolwork.
Sports are not a priority now. You need to refocus and improve your grades.
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Perhaps Arsenal and others would be better served refocusing their recruitment efforts on him — and letting the Isak infatuation go.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Since the cancellation, Maezawa’s interests seemed to have refocused on celebrity golfing tournaments and Formula 1 racing.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
However, can the Board of Tesla get Elon to refocus his attentions primarily on Tesla?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
This prompted the company to refocus its considerable resources on catching up to OpenAI.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Since the cancellation, Maezawa’s interests seemed to have refocused on celebrity golfing tournaments and Formula 1 racing.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for refocus
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“Refocus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refocus. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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