as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something
the noise from the party next door threatened to disturb the law student's concentration
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Recent Examples of concentration
Milk with high concentrations of the virus can easily spread within the milking parlor; through rodents and other animals; or via humans carrying infectious material on their clothing or farm equipment.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
For office worker numbers, weekday visits between 8am and 6pm on weekdays in the downtown neighborhoods with the heaviest concentration of office space were counted.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
The key is moving glucose out of the bloodstream, preventing accumulation in the blood and damage that occurs when the concentration of glucose gets too high.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Ukraine’s shortage of air defense systems allows Russian manned and unmanned aircraft to conduct reconnaissance and to take out any high-value Ukrainian targets that are within shooting range, impeding the force concentration necessary for offensive action.
—Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
For office worker numbers, weekday visits between 8am and 6pm on weekdays in the downtown neighborhoods with the heaviest concentration of office space were counted.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
The key is moving glucose out of the bloodstream, preventing accumulation in the blood and damage that occurs when the concentration of glucose gets too high.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Ukraine’s shortage of air defense systems allows Russian manned and unmanned aircraft to conduct reconnaissance and to take out any high-value Ukrainian targets that are within shooting range, impeding the force concentration necessary for offensive action.
—Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concentration
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Controls are tight and responsive, and with fun haptic (vibration) feedback and sounds emanating from the DualSense controller to add to the immersion.Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The company uses immersion cooling technology to enhance mining efficiency.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 9 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada got the immediate attention of Ottawa.Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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But women, in particular, are paying close attention to Trump’s early decision-making.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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In the same time period, the direct vacancy rate in the metro Phoenix retail market was only 5%, with a positive net absorption rate.Richard Mack, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Vitamin C can help increase iron absorption when consumed at the same time.Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Concentration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentration. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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