Attention and Keeping

Attention

Attention noun - A focusing of the mind on something.

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Keeping and attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keeping" instead a noun "Attention".

Nearby Words: attentive, attentively

Keeping noun - The following of a custom, rule, or law.

Usage example: the keeping of religious laws and traditions

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Attention and keeping are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attention" instead a noun "Keeping".

Nearby Words: keep, keeper

good	good attention	good keeping
full	full attention	full keeping
better	better attention	better keeping
short	short attention	short keeping
Other adjectives: heavy, great, serious, new, major, less, greater.

When he's not keeping himself to himself, he's going around demanding people's attention by displaying interpretive dancing or playing his clarinet really loudly.

Source: Attention Whore / Western Animation
Reducing enemy's attention with distractions and social minions is a big part of both keeping an operation quiet and ensuring traps are deadlier.

Source: Video Game / Evil Genius
The whole story begins one day while he was on his way home from work when he spotted Slendy stalking some children and tried to intervene by keeping all attention drawn to himself.

Source: Blog / White Elephants

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