Focus and Scapegoat

Focus

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

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

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.

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Focus and scapegoat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead a noun "Scapegoat".

good	good focus	good scapegoat
special	special focus	special scapegoat
obvious	obvious focus	obvious scapegoat
actual	actual focus	actual scapegoat
Other adjectives: real, new, major, political, primary, different.

Turns out she's also a former criminal and right now she's just following Esteban's orders and is using the Ville as a scapegoat for Nora to focus.

Source: Literature / Cemetery Dance
Paranoiacs are attracted to extremism the way flies are to lights, and many end up becoming The Fundamentalist (either religious or otherwise), if only because it often provides them with an enemy or scapegoat to blame for their problems and focus their stress and rage upon.

Source: The Paranoiac
The Scapegoat: The janitorial staff will always be the main focus of blame if something goes wrong due to leaving behind a stain or piece of garbage.

Source: Video Game / Viscera Cleanup Detail

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