Focus and Mean

Focus

Focus noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

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Mean and focus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead the word "Focus" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Mean noun - A middle point between extremes.

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Focus and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead the word "Mean" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

good	good focus	good mean
full	full focus	full mean
specific	specific focus	specific mean
tight	tight focus	tight mean
Other adjectives: true, obvious, actual, real, big, huge, little, main, extra, larger, primary, different, overall.

power	focus power	mean power
life	focus life	mean life
people	focus people	mean people
point	focus point	mean point
Other words: show, time, light, damage.

However, it was originally used on the iMac to mean "Internet," as its main focus was how easy it was to connect to the Internet.

Source: Artifact Title / Real Life
Which is really possible, people with ADHD can focus absurdly well when doing something they are interested in, often times without realizing it, blocking out everything else in the mean time.

Source: Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!
Note that the focus on "realistic" police work doesn't mean the show has to be set in "reality".

Source: Police Procedural

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