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attention-getting

American

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

adjective

conspicuously drawing attention to something or someone.

an attention-getting device; attention-getting behavior.

Example Sentences

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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

Unlike her predecessor, Newsom, who also was a former mayor of San Francisco, Kounalakis hasn’t made any attention-getting waves in her first elective office.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

It was like having a bucketful of ice water tossed in my face—unpleasant, but attention-getting.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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