Hold attention
Try and hold attention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb phrase "Hold attention".
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Hold attention and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold attention" instead a verb "Try".
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Try and Hold attention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_attention/try
Hold attention & Try. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_attention/try>.
Try or Hold attention. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_attention/try.
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