as in watchfulness
the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger
your attentiveness prevented a potentially bad accident
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Recent Examples of attentiveness
In a statement, his attorney Anna Geigle with the Denver law firm Geigle Morales, said Allen is deeply grateful for the jury’s hard work and attentiveness.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Nolan’s attentiveness to his characters extends beyond the page.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
The variance with accustomed Goodspeed values is apparent from the very first moments, though the opening gambit fails due to an appalling lack of attentiveness from the audience.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
As a professor of a notoriously difficult subject, Green said a teaching approach centered on encouragement and attentiveness has been the key to helping her students succeed.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
In Smith’s attentiveness, the painting became a locus of communion, one that linked him to the artist who made it.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Over time, that attentiveness builds a reputation more durable than performative confidence.
—Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a gentleness, patience, care, and concentration in meaningful work, an attentiveness close to love, that embodies the best in culture.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Once traversed by Genghis Khan, this is a focal point of Scythian-Turkic culture, whose arid slopes somehow sustain nomadic life that demands constant attentiveness to the environment.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Nolan’s attentiveness to his characters extends beyond the page.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
The variance with accustomed Goodspeed values is apparent from the very first moments, though the opening gambit fails due to an appalling lack of attentiveness from the audience.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
As a professor of a notoriously difficult subject, Green said a teaching approach centered on encouragement and attentiveness has been the key to helping her students succeed.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
In Smith’s attentiveness, the painting became a locus of communion, one that linked him to the artist who made it.
—Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Over time, that attentiveness builds a reputation more durable than performative confidence.
—Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a gentleness, patience, care, and concentration in meaningful work, an attentiveness close to love, that embodies the best in culture.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Once traversed by Genghis Khan, this is a focal point of Scythian-Turkic culture, whose arid slopes somehow sustain nomadic life that demands constant attentiveness to the environment.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentiveness
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Hong Kong icon Tony Leung has channeled brooding urban energy for the masterpieces of Wong Kar-Wai, balancing the debonair ennui of Marcello Mastroianni with the quiet watchfulness of Montgomery Clift.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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In nine short, potent chapters, Beckerman lays out the essential traits of an effective dissident — loyalty, recklessness and watchfulness, among them — to illustrate how communities of resistance are built from the ground up.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Activates the same alertness pathway as outdoor daylight.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 4,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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Adrenaline and noradrenaline, hormones which increase alertness and reaction speed, are also released, but there is a fine balance between readiness and unreadiness.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Intense downpours, hail and thunderstorms continued Thursday, with the weather service issuing tornado watches or warnings for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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That angered the Knicks, who decided not to go forward with plans to hold an outdoor watch party outside the arena.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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District, police urge vigilance Police urged anyone with concerns about interactions with Neu to contact the Wylie Police Department.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Kilian and other Tahoe-area officials said inspectors like at Meyers are an important line of defense, but said vigilance begins aboard the watercraft by ensuring that boat and gear are clean, drained and dry before moving from one body of water to another.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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“Attentiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentiveness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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