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Recent Examples of unfocused
Their scenes together can feel unfocused solely because they’re needlessly drawn out.
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
Founders often overestimate which features are critical, resulting in an MVP that’s unfocused.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
If Jerry Maguire had written something this vague and unfocused, Renee Zellweger never would have followed him out of that sports agency.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
The camera is liberated (via CGI) in the song and dance numbers, but everything else is filmed in a basic, boring fashion, the background melting into a dim, unfocused blur behind the actors.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
Founders often overestimate which features are critical, resulting in an MVP that’s unfocused.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
If Jerry Maguire had written something this vague and unfocused, Renee Zellweger never would have followed him out of that sports agency.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 June 2024
The camera is liberated (via CGI) in the song and dance numbers, but everything else is filmed in a basic, boring fashion, the background melting into a dim, unfocused blur behind the actors.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfocused
Adjective
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Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.—
Jordan Brenner,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2025
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Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The company enlisted Donald Duck’s scatterbrained cartoon uncle, Prof. Ludwig Von Drake, in a video on votedisney.com to make its case that Disney’s current board members are up to the job.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2024
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Meanwhile, Hudson turns up her ditz-o-meter to 11, twirling and screaming her way through a performance that should remind Hollywood of her singular scatterbrained talents.—
Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
22 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Those friends are now left angry, confused and with a stinging loss.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Many customers are confused about high-yield savings Confusion abounds.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wallis said he was disappointed about the switch and a little bemused since he’s used to cold at home.—
Michelle L. Price and Will Weissert,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hearing his sentence, Mr. Trump – just over a week away from his inauguration – appeared bemused and defiant, delivering a five-minute address to the court before the judge handed down his sentence.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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The couple from Arizona are seeking damages over $75,000 from American Airlines for false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent hiring, according to the suit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article A Connecticut man has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with a rollover crash on Route 20 in Windsor in 2023 that left his wife dead after she was ejected from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Unfocused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfocused. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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