Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective seizing the attention.
- adjective likely to attract interest.
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- adjective seizing the attention
- adjective likely to attract attention
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Examples
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Why must The New York Times devote not one, not two, but three bright spotlights to Nicholson Baker's latest novel, "House of Holes," a work that comes with the pathetic, attention-getting subtitle, "A Book of Raunch"?
Carla Seaquist: Critics and Other Cultural Gatekeepers: Mind the Gate! Carla Seaquist 2011
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Why must The New York Times devote not one, not two, but three bright spotlights to Nicholson Baker's latest novel, "House of Holes," a work that comes with the pathetic, attention-getting subtitle, "A Book of Raunch"?
Carla Seaquist: Critics and Other Cultural Gatekeepers: Mind the Gate! Carla Seaquist 2011
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The court permanently banned enforcement of most of the challenged rules against attorney advertising, including rules against attention-getting techniques; use of nicknames and mottos; use of client testimonials; portrayal of judges; and use of Internet pop-up ads.
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Why must The New York Times devote not one, not two, but three bright spotlights to Nicholson Baker's latest novel, "House of Holes," a work that comes with the pathetic, attention-getting subtitle, "A Book of Raunch"?
Carla Seaquist: Critics and Other Cultural Gatekeepers: Mind the Gate! Carla Seaquist 2011
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In a victory for First Amendment rights, the court permanently enjoined enforcement of most of the challenged rules against attorney advertising, including rules against attention-getting techniques, the use of nicknames and mottos, the use of client testimonials, the portrayal of judges and the use of Internet pop-up ads.
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"We've got to do things that somehow are more unique and more attention-getting than what we've been doing," Mr. Greenblatt said in an interview.
NBC Seeks Pickup With New Shows Sam Schechner 2012
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Students are piloting new attention-getting tactics like Briefcase Brigades.
Van Jones: Graduating Off a Cliff: The Millennial Generation's Fight for Its Future Van Jones 2011
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Students are piloting new attention-getting tactics like Briefcase Brigades.
Van Jones: Graduating Off a Cliff: The Millennial Generation's Fight for Its Future Van Jones 2011
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Students are piloting new attention-getting tactics like Briefcase Brigades.
Van Jones: Graduating Off a Cliff: The Millennial Generation's Fight for Its Future Van Jones 2011
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He served his time in Los Angeles after his attention-getting trial was moved to Southern California,The shooting continues to spark debate, racial tension and occasional protests that have turned violent.
San Francisco Bay transit cop convicted in killing released 2011
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