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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

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

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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