Synonyms for focal point
fo·cal point

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1. focus, focal pointnoun

   a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

   Synonyms:
   focusing, centering, stress, direction, nidus, focus, focussing

2. focus, focal point, nidusnoun

   a central point or locus of an infection in an organism

   "the focus of infection"

   Synonyms:
   focusing, centering, stress, direction, nidus, focus, focussing

3. focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centeringnoun

   the concentration of attention or energy on something

   "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"

   Synonyms:
   direction, guidance, focus, nidus, management, counselling, stress, way, commission, counsel, instruction, focussing, focalisation, snap, centering, counseling, charge, steering, focalization, focusing

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1. • Concentration
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1. 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.

2. Julie Murray:

   This area, Landaff and Easton, is about 5 miles away from where Maura’s car was found, and it's in the easterly direction, the direction she was headed. The other encouraging point to this news is the fact that this was the focal point of a very early search back in May of 2004 from a local tip that stated a local saw a ‘young person running or moving quickly’ along that stretch of road. So for all of those reasons, this is really encouraging news from her family.

3. Neil Saunders:

   Black Friday has definitely transitioned more into a digital affair in the past five years, the focal point is not that single day anymore. It's an event spread out over several days.

4. Darren Seifer:

   This might actually have an effect. Sugar is the focal point for consumers right now.

5. Yu Zhengsheng:

   We must fully recognize that Xinjiang faces a very serious situation in maintaining long-term social stability, and we must make a serious crackdown on violent terror activities a focal point of our struggle.