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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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"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

Musk’s holdings are a reason Tesla investors pay attention to SpaceX.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

But I also discovered a surprisingly simple trick in my own kitchen: pay attention to what you keep replacing.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Instead of focusing on finding the anomalies in the situation, I was able to actually pay attention to the history taking place.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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