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cynosure of all eyes

noun phrase

formal
: the focus of everyone's attention
She was the cynosure of all eyes as she walked into the room.

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“Cynosure of all eyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cynosure%20of%20all%20eyes. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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