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 Sanders-esque warnings about AI threatening humanity weren’t a focal point, suggesting the DSA camp that’s more focused on mitigating present harms is setting the terms of the conversation, at least in New York. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Similar housing protests have sprung up in Portugal’s largest cities, Lisbon and Porto, and in Barcelona, a focal point of Spain’s overtourism and housing challenges. — Teresa Medrano, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Major housing protests also have taken place in Barcelona, a focal point of Spain’s overtourism and housing challenges. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 And with three singers, there wasn’t one focal point like most bands. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for focal point

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Noun

Sequenced at the center of a three-track medley, its death-dream logic deliberately evokes the SMiLE era’s dark, confusing edge.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Amid the deadlock, Hinson is making her own play for the center.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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Anthropic made OpenAI's ads push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign and pledged to keep its competing chatbot, Claude, ad free.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Anthropic’s lobbying form lists the Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act, a bill that would allow labs to coordinate with each other on security risks, as a point of focus for the company on Capitol Hill.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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