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attention-getting

[ uh-ten-shuh n-get-ing ]
/ əˈtɛn ʃənˌgɛt ɪŋ /

adjective

conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone: an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.

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Examples from the Web for attention-getting

  • "The best-selling car in America, in the least attention-getting color," Cruz said.

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  • Therefore be sure that your attention-getting device has at least one of three points of superiority.

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