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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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"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

Greenpeace’s ship the Rainbow Warrior served as the base for attention-getting actions across the world’s oceans.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

Peers can redirect students’ attention when they’re off-task or ignore attention-getting behaviors.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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