CONCENTRATES Synonyms: 181 Similar and Opposite Words

concentrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of concentrate

as in condenses

to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup

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as in focuses

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities

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as in consolidates

to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us

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as in collects

to bring together in one body or place concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield

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as in gathers

to come together into one body or place recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities

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as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface

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Recent Examples of concentrates Dairy products including milk, cream, whey and milk protein concentrates. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Boards and executives should be able to see how AI is being used, where the risk concentrates and how value is tracked without slowing every decision to a crawl. — Patrick Pugh, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The system concentrates solar energy onto a receiver positioned at the top of a 210-meter (about 689-foot) tower. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 This crucial step concentrates the paste’s flavor and removes any raw spice bitterness. — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026 The lens of these devices concentrates the solar rays and can damage your vision. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026 Thursday's move, however, came only after the news that Democratic Republic of Congo was officially banning copper and cobalt concentrates exports to encourage more domestic processing. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 The current work concentrates mainly on dressing, while automated removal remains a future possibility. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Technology that augments humans spreads prosperity, but technology built to imitate and substitute for them concentrates it. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

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Verb

The film’s final scene condenses a great deal of meaning into a single moment.

— JD Linville, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
As the plume rises, the water vapor cools and condenses into tiny cloud droplets, forming a cloud directly above the fire.

— Yunyao Li, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

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Luke Montrose, a professor at Colorado State University whose research focuses in part on the impact of wildfire smoke on disease risk, said glutathione has anti-inflammatory properties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The beginning of the advertisement focuses on Miestowski reaching for a driver in a golf bag.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of focuses

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Big science, big detectors One modification that NASA made included building a large focal plane, the component of the telescope that collects light, made up of 18 wide area near-infrared detectors.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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Save as a collection on MyRecipes When the family gathers to enjoy a day of watching football games, everyone can agree on the importance of the game day menu.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Answer one real customer question with original data, a practical framework or a transparent case study, then share it where that audience already gathers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026