attention-getting

American  

[uh-ten-shuhn-get-ing] / əˈtɛn ʃənˌgɛt ɪŋ /

adjective

1. conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone.

   an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.

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attention-getting

"The other reason it's attention-getting was the colour, because I don't think there was a lot of colour really last night."

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Netflix expressed confidence in its momentum in the current quarter, citing attention-getting shows including the final season of "Stranger Things" and "The Diplomat."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

It’s such a great term, attention-getting and alive.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

In 2019, he took first prize in the main Tchaikovsky Competition, followed in 2023 by the Gilmore Artist Award — two of the most attention-getting honors for a young pianist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025

Here years of travel probably stood me in good stead, although in my normal life I usually enter new situations in some respected, even attention-getting role like “guest lecturer” or “workshop leader.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich