1
as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something
I need your full attention right now
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Relevance
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2
as in awareness
a state of being aware
several mothers brought to the committee's attention the deplorable condition of the playground
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3
as in gesture
an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners
she enjoyed her suitor's old-school attentions
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Recent Examples of attention
The banking sector deserves particular attention.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The spitting incident is the second that has captured the attention of the football world.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But dredging is expensive and Duque, the university professor, says Colombian politicians pay little attention to this region because of its sparse populated.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Do Hurricanes have your attention yet, America?
—Greg Cote
september 7, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The spitting incident is the second that has captured the attention of the football world.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
But dredging is expensive and Duque, the university professor, says Colombian politicians pay little attention to this region because of its sparse populated.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Do Hurricanes have your attention yet, America?
—Greg Cote
september 7, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attention
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attention
Noun
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At its extreme, this starts to look less like a modern workplace and more like a cult, where immersion in group values is adverstised as psychological safety.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Sphere’s first original film, Darren Aronofsky’s documentary Postcard From Earth, was an interesting test-case for the screen, but steered away from physical immersion.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But then countries like Britain and Norway, where the second climate neutral hotel is being inaugurated in September, have a high climate awareness, whereas the demand may be more limited at, say, a resort in Egypt.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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There’s always that moment, early on, when the hero or heroine realizes what’s happened to them and is cosmically jarred, hit by the awareness that there’s no going back.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Liang, kneeling before me, made a praying gesture and rubbed his hands together to warm them.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The gesture might boost public support for the tax.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The diffusion index in the jobs report gauges the concentration of growth.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Both require intense concentration, in order to be any good, and diligent practice, and both make use of imagination—which in tennis takes the form of anticipation—and creativity.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The book traces Jacobs’s career from entrepreneur to lobbyist, catalyzed by a series of serious health events that led him to integrate yoga, meditation, and mindfulness into his daily life and professional approach.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Try integrating mindfulness into your existing routines.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Elizabeth Olsen opted for a dress courtesy of Rodarte’s fall 2022 ready-to-wear collection.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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That data comes courtesy of payroll processor ADP and marks a steep slowdown from July’s upwardly revised 106,000, underscoring how fragile employment momentum has become halfway through 2025.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nolthenius hopes that more astronomers – professionals and amateurs – will turn their eyes to the skies to observe Quaoar's occultations.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Keep an eye on your home from thousands of miles away with a reliable doorbell camera.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The government subsequently dropped its appeal of the magistrate judge’s decision to release Bryant pending his trial, according to a notice on the docket Tuesday evening.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The notice was made in accordance with the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Attention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attention. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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