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Synonyms

pay attention

Idioms  
  1. Heed, be attentive to, as in Now pay attention to these instructions. [Second half of 1700s]


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But the demand trend is shifting, and investors need to pay attention to the nuances.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"The underreported symptoms are leads that came from patients themselves, unprompted, and clinicians could potentially pay attention to them."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

It’s a nice tool in theory, a way to pay attention to the other people on the call and not my Apple Notes interface.

From Slate • May 24, 2026

Staff at Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest book chain, pay attention to which books are mentioned on “The Rest is History.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I force myself to pay attention to Agent Magnus’s lecture.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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