Synonyms for focal
ˈfoʊ kəlfo·cal

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1. focaladjective

   having or localized centrally at a focus

   "focal point"; "focal infection"

   Antonyms:
   peripheral

2. focaladjective

   of or relating to a focus

   "focal length"

   Antonyms:
   peripheral

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1. List of paraphrases for "focal":

   liaison, coordination, contact, coordinating, centre, convergence, central, center, centres, link, jiao, coordinate, co-ordination, coordinated

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1. Officer James Holliman:

   Football is the carrot, but we're really using that to mentor and be a focal point in these kids’ lives where we're helping them do better things in their lives.

2. Bruce Arians:

   It's very, very hard when you're a superstar and you're the focal point of the offense and you come to a [different] team and you're basically a role player for a while, it's a very hard role to accept. I just told him, 'This team is special and you're a huge part of it. Embrace your role – you never know when your role is going to change.' Then, Ro got hurt. He got COVID and then he got hurt. I'm really, really proud of Leonard and the way he's handled it.

3. Reggie Miller:

   What’s it going to take for them ? Obviously, to me, Drew Timme and Chet are the focal points, but, to me, college basketball always comes down to guard play because Drew Timme and Chet control the action, and your bigs can only take you so far in terms of rebounding and scoring. And I get all that, but you got to have good guard play to win an NCAA championship. Gonzaga has that. Baylor has that.

4. Corey Feldman:

   I want to be very clear. I stand for any and all victims of sexual abuse or assault, as a survivor and someone who has been fighting for this to become a focal topic of our society for decades and is fighting diligently to abolish the statutes of limitations across the country, I applaud all victims for letting their voices be heard and I encourage the public debate to continue.

5. Andre Bakhos:

   Right now, the focal point is China, the global economic condition, and the fact that we're coming off a disappointing year on many levels, a frustrating year on many levels, only to walk in and have the( S&P) futures down 35 points.