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laser-focused en · ADJ

Etymology

From laser focus + -ed or laser + focused; from the precise straightness of a laser beam.

Meanings

1. Very intensely focused; hyperfocused.
   • He was laser focused with an unusual ability to tune out distractions. He was a perfectionist and super attentive to detail. Box was also an ex-marine who ... 2017, Michael Barr, Cloyce Box, 6'4" and Bulletproof, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 117:
   • I was laser focused though, and this was a new feeling. (I don't know that anyone is laser focused in life until he or she has a stake in the fate of the ... 2015, Marc Ecko, Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 30:
   • Bellingham, as he admitted himself, was below his usual standards during Saturday's 1-1 draw against Ukraine in Wroclaw, but everything about his body language and intent when in possession screamed of someone laser-focused on ensuring that would not happen again. 2023 September 12, Phil McNulty, “Scotland 1-3 England: 'Complete package' Jude Bellingham puts concluding flourish on world-class performance”, in BBC Sport:
   • My body was loose, but my mind was laser focused. I thought about Ben's advice, and his words echoed in my head as we started the event. 2019, Katrin Davidsdottir, Rory McKernan, Dottir: My Journey to Becoming a Two-Time CrossFit Games Champion, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:
   • Economists are laser-focused on upcoming reports on spending because they serve as indicators of how consumers are grappling with inflation and higher interest rates. 2022 May 17, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Retail sales rise for the fourth straight month as prices keep climbing.”, in The New York Times:
   • The takeaway was clear:[…] Republicans needed to stay laser-focused. But even if Republican candidates and Mr. Trump’s aides focus on the economy, they can never match the megaphone of their leader, who is not quite so laser-focused on the issue. 2026 February 20, Tyler Pager, “Trump Has a Head-Spinning Day, but Republicans Want Him to Focus”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • In [Niels Pedersen] Mols' work, a dog sits alone on the beach with its back towards us, apparently laser-focused on the figure swimming in the ocean. 2025 October 25, Enuma Okoro, “First steps towards a new reality”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:

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Relateds

laserlike · laser focus