take notice
idiomatic phrase
: to become aware of or give attention to something or someone : to observe or treat something or someone with special attention
… one Saturday in October 1984, San Francisco coach Bill Walsh flipped on the TV to watch college football, saw Rice on the highlights and took notice.—
Peter King
—often used with ofPeter KingIt was a while before anyone took notice of the change.
… suggests that the academy is at last beginning to sit up and take notice of how the world really works.—Terry Teachout
Terry TeachoutThey took no notice of him. [=they ignored him]
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Wall Street is also taking notice of the chipmaker as a derivate play of Alphabet’s growing AI dominance.
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On the other side of the locker room, the offense was going through its usual routine, but took notice to what was being said by the defensive side.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
McCaffrey has seemingly taken notice of the strides that Horn has made thus far, calling him a future Hall of Famer when his career is all said and done, according to ESPN Panthers reporter David Newton.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, Edwards showed up one night and took notice.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
On the other side of the locker room, the offense was going through its usual routine, but took notice to what was being said by the defensive side.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
McCaffrey has seemingly taken notice of the strides that Horn has made thus far, calling him a future Hall of Famer when his career is all said and done, according to ESPN Panthers reporter David Newton.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, Edwards showed up one night and took notice.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Take notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20notice. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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