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. Mark Anthony Neal:

   But if we really want to solve the problem, if our society really wanted to solve the problem, we could. It's just it would require everybody saying this is important, this is significant, and that we don't just pay attention to these communities when a CVS burns and we don't just pay attention when a young man gets shot or has his spine snapped, we're paying attention all the time because we consider those kids our kids and we think they're important and they shouldn't be living in poverty and violence. That's how I feel.

2. Mitch McConnell:

   I don't have any comments on that, i'm paying attention to( the National Defense Authorization Act), so I'm focused on getting that bill done.

3. Grainne McNamara:

   Banks need alternative revenue sources and there are tons of new avenues for investment, they need to be paying attention.

4. 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.

5. Pang Zhongying:

   By having a first-hand view on his visit to North Korea, Xi will be able to brief the U.S. leader and other leaders if needed, china no doubt hopes to show its influence in this respect at G-20 and North Korea will be paying attention.