as in gestures
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 attentions
However, where investors were once enamored with subscriber growth, rewarding companies that were able to expand their consumer reach, their attentions have now shifted toward profitability.
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Sarah Whitten,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
But future business concerns were parked on Wednesday night as attentions turned to near-endless trays of champagne, cocktails and canapés.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Dedicates to vocal work, focuses attentions on her acting lessons, gives clear attention to her dancing.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Documenting her and her fellow volunteers’ attentions, the book is an ode to the kind of careful, patient natural history that contemporary science practiced at its increasingly rapid pace does not encourage as much anymore.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Both squads now turn attentions to their respective Summit League Championship tournaments this coming week.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
As Noth's social media interaction gained traction, the actor downplayed his comment and told fans to cast their attentions elsewhere.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Stir up some kind of fraternal rivalry for her attentions.
—Benjamin Markovits, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
The rivalry between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs captured NBA fans’ attentions in the 2000s with both team led by superstars, one an American phenom who starred in the ACC in college and the other a European wunderkind revolutionizing the game.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Sarah Whitten,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
But future business concerns were parked on Wednesday night as attentions turned to near-endless trays of champagne, cocktails and canapés.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Dedicates to vocal work, focuses attentions on her acting lessons, gives clear attention to her dancing.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Documenting her and her fellow volunteers’ attentions, the book is an ode to the kind of careful, patient natural history that contemporary science practiced at its increasingly rapid pace does not encourage as much anymore.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Both squads now turn attentions to their respective Summit League Championship tournaments this coming week.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
As Noth's social media interaction gained traction, the actor downplayed his comment and told fans to cast their attentions elsewhere.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Stir up some kind of fraternal rivalry for her attentions.
—Benjamin Markovits, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
The rivalry between the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs captured NBA fans’ attentions in the 2000s with both team led by superstars, one an American phenom who starred in the ACC in college and the other a European wunderkind revolutionizing the game.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentions
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The show gestures at the classic targets of old-timey sexism, small-mindedness, and nativism—much of it embodied by Gasteyer’s scheming character—but only in the safest possible ways.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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Such gestures have not stopped local lawmakers from considering statewide bans on data center development.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.—
Simon Akam,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Attentions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentions. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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