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Recent Examples of unfocused
If Jerry Maguire had written something this vague and unfocused, Renee Zellweger never would have followed him out of that sports agency.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
The camera is liberated (via CGI) in the song and dance numbers, but everything else is filmed in a basic, boring fashion, the background melting into a dim, unfocused blur behind the actors.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Distractions include a nosy principal, a cast of unfocused students and visitations from Charles Dickens’ ghost.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
Internal Miscommunication Or Lack Of Direction If members of your marketing team are unclear about their priorities or individual roles, the results can become scattered and unfocused.
—Stephen Spratley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
The camera is liberated (via CGI) in the song and dance numbers, but everything else is filmed in a basic, boring fashion, the background melting into a dim, unfocused blur behind the actors.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
Distractions include a nosy principal, a cast of unfocused students and visitations from Charles Dickens’ ghost.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
Internal Miscommunication Or Lack Of Direction If members of your marketing team are unclear about their priorities or individual roles, the results can become scattered and unfocused.
—Stephen Spratley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfocused
Adjective
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Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.—
Jordan Brenner,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The company enlisted Donald Duck’s scatterbrained cartoon uncle, Prof. Ludwig Von Drake, in a video on votedisney.com to make its case that Disney’s current board members are up to the job.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2024
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Meanwhile, Hudson turns up her ditz-o-meter to 11, twirling and screaming her way through a performance that should remind Hollywood of her singular scatterbrained talents.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
22 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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The daughter of Palestinian immigrants to America, Arabella is both confused and demanding.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Zach LaVine’s teammates are confused.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Mike Piazza still seems bemused by the twists of fate in 1998 and beyond that have turned him into a franchise icon.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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The Beatles themselves can only offer bemused waves and baffled chuckles.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
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She was also charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the death of RyLeigh, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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The manager and receptionist of the hotel where Payne died, Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi, were both charged with negligent homicide for a professional, along with Payne’s friend, Rogelio Nores, the New York Times reported.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfocused. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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