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: of, relating to, being, or having a focus
Examples of focal in a Sentence
a focal figure in the movement
Recent Examples on the Web
Some lawmakers are already raising one concern that should be focal in the fast-approaching TCJA debate: how to contend with these expiring tax cuts in an era of multi-trillion-dollar deficits.
—Daniel Bunn, National Review, 7 June 2024
The actor — who played Watson at Laguna’s sibling theater, North Coast Rep in 2018 — has the focal energies for this.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
My life has so many different moving parts, but my kids are the center focal piece, and everything else shifts around them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
The twins were part of a focal moment in the season 13 premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, where family time at the beach turned into a serious conversation about Beauvais' parenting relationship.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing focal
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Cite this Entry
“Focal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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