Focus and Glance

Focus

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.

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Glance and focus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Glance" instead a verb "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Glance verb - To strike and fly off at an angle.

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Focus and glance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead a verb "Glance".

Nearby Words: glanced, glancing

initial	initial focus	initial glance
single	single focus	single glance
prominent	prominent focus	prominent glance
obvious	obvious focus	obvious glance
Other adjectives: simple, sharp, slight, major, sudden.

focus times

glance times

The diplomat, Nassana Dantius, shows up again in Mass Effect 2 as the focus of Thane's recruitment mission where we get a better glance at how bad she is.

Source: Chekhovs Gunman / Video Games
As an animal group, pterosaurs tend to either be ignored in favor of their dinosaur cousins or simply given a cursory glance at some point before the focus returns to the dinos.

Source: Literature / Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy
Aside Glance: When asked what the iconic chanting means, out of focus, the prisoner answers "Rise," with a wink.

Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises

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