FOCAL POINT Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

focal point

noun

Definition of focal point

as in center

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Recent Examples of focal point While Cox is capable of bouncing around and has shortstop experience dating back to college, Vitello said the focal point for Cox will be center field. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 The 40-foot boat, initially spotted earlier this month in waters near Tacoma's Owen Beach, remains the focal point of an active criminal investigation as well as an ongoing search for additional felines that may have evaded law enforcement so far. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The yen is a focal point for the global FX market after Japanese and US authorities staged the most dramatic intervention in 15 years to pull the currency back from its lowest level against the dollar in four decades. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Clancy's prescription medication use has been a focal point of the trial, which began in late July. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for focal point

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Noun

Balancing functionality with the brand’s house codes, the bag features two spacious compartments and a zippered one in the center.

— Talia Abbas, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
Sunday marked the grand opening of the center's Community Baby Closet, which offers resources such as diapers, wipes, newborn clothing, baby gear and postpartum supplies.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of center

Noun

Moving away from a retrospective punishment mechanism appealed to Portsmouth too, as did the shift to a focus on liquidity, something which meshes with the aims of the independent football regulator, which recently came into operation in England.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
In the last few years, Penn State’s singular focus – to win a national championship – clouded everything else.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of focus

Noun

A number of cardiovascular conditions—including atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder—are linked to cardiac neurons.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Maceta, moved to pity at times, would put an ear to his friend’s chest and hear how Ruiz’s heart leaped about inside his body, as though trying to fly apart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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