undivided/full/complete attention

idiom

: concentration on what someone is doing or saying
Please give the speaker your undivided/full/complete attention.

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No selfies, no notifications—just raw, undivided attention. Wayne Liu, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 But even coming close got Tallahassee’s undivided attention. Steve Bousquet, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025 Soobin, 24, chose quality time, which includes doing activities or just giving someone his undivided attention. Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 2 May 2025 Other times, dense prose or consonant heavy character names require undivided attention to maintain reading momentum. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undivided/full/complete attention

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“Undivided/full/complete attention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undivided%2Ffull%2Fcomplete%20attention. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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