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direct attention

VERB

concentrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apply establish fixate focus intensify put settle

STRONG

attend center contemplate examine hammer meditate muse need peruse ponder rivet ruminate scrutinize set study sweat weigh

WEAK

be engrossed in bring to bear brood over consider closely crack one's brains fix attention focus attention get on the beam give attention hammer away at head trip knuckle down occupy thoughts pour it on put mind to rack one's brains think hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse unsettle

STRONG

disregard forget ignore neglect

WEAK

disperse scatter

VERB

refer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign attribute cite hint indicate introduce invoke point out specify

STRONG

accredit adduce advert allude ascribe associate charge credit designate excerpt exemplify extract glance impute insert instance interpolate lay name notice point quote

WEAK

bring up give as example make allusion make mention of make reference put down to speak about speak of touch on

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore insert neglect remove

WEAK

hold back

Example Sentences

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At the very least, it may simply direct attention toward a cure that benefits others.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

They direct attention toward possibility, not just survival, and bring their teams along.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 18, 2025

The focus of the research was on the Salience Network, a collection of brain regions that work together to detect and filter important stimuli from the environment and direct attention accordingly.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Before the emergency near the Portland, Oregon airport, the firms' history had already drawn the attention of safety campaigners and some analysts said the incident would again direct attention to the firms' record.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024

But we rejoice at the appearance of books calculated to direct attention, we will not say to the abuses of the army, but to its possible improvement.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

direct attention

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