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
The current Super Cruise system monitors a driver's attentiveness through the use of sensors and eye-detection cameras.
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Michael Wayland, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
His possession-by-possession attentiveness was not good.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Viewer Reactions Instagram users instantly flocked to the video, touched by Rusty's attentiveness and curiosity.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Both audiences can struggle with attentiveness, want to be led, and ultimately just want to have fun.
—Nina West
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
This evidence further highlights that the extraordinary bond dogs share with humans is deeply biological, shaped by thousands of years of evolution favoring social attentiveness and cooperation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Thirty-three states have enacted legislation regarding school cellphone usage amid a growing push to restrict students’ smartphone access in schools, primarily due to mental health and concerns about academic attentiveness.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
His coworkers remember his room-brightening smile, his jokes and his attentiveness on the job.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Michael Wayland, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
His possession-by-possession attentiveness was not good.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Viewer Reactions Instagram users instantly flocked to the video, touched by Rusty's attentiveness and curiosity.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Both audiences can struggle with attentiveness, want to be led, and ultimately just want to have fun.
—Nina West
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
This evidence further highlights that the extraordinary bond dogs share with humans is deeply biological, shaped by thousands of years of evolution favoring social attentiveness and cooperation.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Thirty-three states have enacted legislation regarding school cellphone usage amid a growing push to restrict students’ smartphone access in schools, primarily due to mental health and concerns about academic attentiveness.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
His coworkers remember his room-brightening smile, his jokes and his attentiveness on the job.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attentiveness
Noun
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This patience is watchfulness, not idleness.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Key Takeaways Both cold showers and plunges offer health benefits, such as improving mood and alertness.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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To measure my alertness, she’s decided to give me an hourly Psychomotor Vigilance Test, along with some word-fluency exercises and EEG brain scans.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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Television cameras showed Schneider tapping at the watch on his wrist before throwing his arms up in apparent anger.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The embassy also warned that Americans should avoid public demonstrations and driving through roadblocks, exercise vigilance and caution, and keep a low profile, among other measures.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the United States can mitigate the risk by consistently encouraging vigilance about China’s threat to Taiwan.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Attentiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attentiveness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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