foci

noun

variants also focuses
Definition of focinext
plural of focus
1
as in centers
a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest in the 19th century Paris was the focus of the art world

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Relevance
2
as in directions
a guiding or motivating purpose or principle a wildlife conservation organization that seems to have lost its focus

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foci
  1. goals
  2. hubs
  3. objectives
  4. nuclei
  5. ambitions
  6. hearts
  7. bases
Noun
  • This should have been obvious all along, but that combination of goals will prove to be fundamentally unworkable.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For many business leaders, building an AI strategy that aligns with organizational goals while empowering employees to embrace the change is challenging.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of goals
Noun
  • Nordstrom, founded in 1901 as a shoe retailer, operates 93 Nordstrom department stores, about 300 Rack off-price stores, and six Nordstrom Locals, which operate as service hubs.
    David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
  • On Thursday, a day before the Starbucks walkouts, the Teamsters union announced strikes at seven Amazon delivery hubs.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hubs
Noun
  • This involves leveraging advanced technologies like AI to support strategic initiatives, scenario planning and sustainability objectives.
    Ashok Viswanathan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • This ensures that electronic invoicing processes meet both the common framework's objectives and the localized requirements of individual countries and industries.
    Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of objectives
Noun
  • Its purpose is to replicate the physics of a star by fusing the nuclei of atoms, thereby generating limitless fusion energy.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Fusion, the process of fusing atomic nuclei to release vast amounts of energy, is the same reaction that powers stars like our Sun.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of nuclei
Noun
  • Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • By last summer, those ambitions had waned.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of ambitions
Noun
  • In the days after a 15-year-old girl shot and killed another student and a teacher, and wounded six others before taking her own life, faith and community leaders across southern Wisconsin have joined hands and hearts with crowds of people who are heavy with grief, fear and uncertainty.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And how pleasurable to view the innocent hearts, which implicitly believe in the mysteries which have been ingeniously woven about it all!
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hearts
Noun
  • When Gose walked the next guy, too, he was lifted with the bases re-loaded.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As user bases expand and capital flows into the space, asset prices will follow suit, pushing the overall market capitalization to unprecedented heights.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of bases
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