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as in condensing
to increase the strength of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances
prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup
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as in focusing
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities
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as in consolidating
to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control
time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us
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as in collecting
to bring together in one body or place
concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield
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as in converging
to come together into one body or place
recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities
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as in accumulating
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface
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Recent Examples of concentrating
Mike Winters, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
The group was founded in collaboration with the public health organization Institute for Public Strategies with the primary purpose of concentrating on the environment of Lemon Grove.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The next round of rain moves in Friday evening, concentrating on the northern half of the California coast and western Washington and Oregon.
—Kyle David, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
City leaders are officially moving away from the Peach Drop, replacing it with a citywide drone countdown and fireworks display designed to spread crowds across multiple neighborhoods rather than concentrating them downtown.
—Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Others may even have trouble concentrating in class or begin to avoid any activities that require clear and prolonged vision, like reading studies or working on a classroom assignment.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 19 Dec. 2025
Some difficult feelings that people often chalk up to normal midlife struggles — loss of confidence, trouble concentrating — may in fact be signs of depression.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The survey asks whether respondents have difficulty seeing or hearing, limitations in walking or climbing stairs, difficulty concentrating or remembering, trouble dressing or bathing, difficulty working, or problems leaving the home.
—Paula Span, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Left unaddressed, this can lead to cognitive decline, including lapses in memory, trouble concentrating, or dementia-like symptoms in severe cases.
—Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
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Institutional investors typically buy single-family homes to rent them out, often concentrating in suburban neighborhoods around major metro areas, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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Our students, families, and taxpayers deserve leaders who put the best interests of the community first, not individuals who appear focused on protecting one another instead of protecting the integrity of our school system.—
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For Longbow, the Speedster offers a glimpse of a lighter, more focused electric future.—
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Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.—
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Campaigns for special elections are sprints, condensing what typically occurs over the better part of a year into no more than 56 days.—
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This Iranian regime has spent years focusing outside its borders on fomenting terrorism and aggression in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Gaza, instead of listening to the needs of its own citizens.—
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This shows that focusing on quality, technology, and caring for patients is the best way to achieve medical excellence today.—
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According to regional reporting, her focus since taking office has been consolidating control within those institutions rather than signaling political reform.—
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Trade timing & outlook Zoom appears to be completing a multiyear bottoming formation after spending nearly two years consolidating between $60 and $85.—
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The United States and France first warned more than a decade ago that Russian satellites appeared to be spying and collecting information on their assets, including on commercially run satellites.—
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Those instruments stayed grounded during Melissa, while other instruments and drones collecting forecast information were deployed.—
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Chase Travel Chase Travel’s 26 Trips to Take in 2026 highlights where booking demand and cultural curiosity are converging, with destinations spanning rugged deserts, coastal hideaways, Arctic wilderness, and global cultural capitals.—
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Before Patterson could close the distance, the lights broke formation and began converging on his interceptor.—
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Prior to his firing earlier this week, Harbaugh coached the Baltimore Ravens for 18 seasons, accumulating a regular season record of 180-113 record with 13 postseason wins under his belt, including Super Bowl XLVII.—
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Forecast models have trended warmer, suggesting a transition from rain to a rain/snow mix rather than accumulating snow, the weather service said.—
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
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“Concentrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concentrating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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