Synonyms for paying attention
pay·ing at·ten·tion

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1. attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attentionadjective

   paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

   "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences"

   Synonyms:
   wish, esteem, regard, heed, attentiveness, gaze, respect, compliments

2. heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attentionadjective

   taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

   "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

   Synonyms:
   thoughtful, heedful, advertent, serious-minded, attentive, careful

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1. Kevin Flanagan:

   This is Ukraine's War of Independence; this is Ukraine's French Revolution; this is Ukraine's Tiananmen Square, and everybody should be paying attention to what's happening in Ukraine right now because this is beyond politics, this is about an idea the small nations have the right to be free too.

2. Alissa Rumsey:

   Otherwise, you may end up inadvertently hurting their feelings, or make them feel like you are always paying attention to what they are eating or not eating.

3. Eric LeVine:

   When people are n’t paying attention to what they’re doing — especially in front of a hot grill — things happen.

4. Marc Ganis:

   I assure you the studios are paying attention, they are also in a no-win position.

5. Sam Bennett:

   Because we’re so segregated, really I’ve only been paying attention to the North Division, i haven’t been able to watch or follow along that closely.