as in watchful
having unusually keen vision
a very sharp-eyed child found the last Easter egg, which was hidden in the flower arrangement
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Recent Examples of sharp-eyed
With a master’s thesis on women’s art collectives and a passion for practices that explore identity, history, and community, Lyon has become a sharp-eyed supporter of artists whose stories deserve a global stage.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Louise Brealey as Rolanda Hooch Brealey will be flying into the role of Hogwarts' sharp-eyed Quidditch instructor.
—Marni Rose McFall Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
On July 15, one sharp-eyed poster, @boners, noticed that Apple TV+ seems to have an unusual affection for a particular letter of the alphabet.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 July 2025
But a few sharp-eyed fans watching the sequence, which featured Elisabeth Moss‘ June and her fellow handmaids on the warpath to destroy Gilead, thought Swift had even more influence on the scene.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 May 2025
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Louise Brealey as Rolanda Hooch Brealey will be flying into the role of Hogwarts' sharp-eyed Quidditch instructor.
—Marni Rose McFall Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
On July 15, one sharp-eyed poster, @boners, noticed that Apple TV+ seems to have an unusual affection for a particular letter of the alphabet.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 July 2025
But a few sharp-eyed fans watching the sequence, which featured Elisabeth Moss‘ June and her fellow handmaids on the warpath to destroy Gilead, thought Swift had even more influence on the scene.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharp-eyed
Adjective
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Browning butter is simple to do but requires a watchful eye and keen senses.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Otherwise, keep a watchful eye on these under the broiler.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, eagle-eyed observers may also notice the seven most prominent white-blue stars of the Pleiades open star cluster appear to the upper left of the screen towards the end of the footage to descend toward the modular form of the ISS.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kitted out with spotting scopes, binoculars, and wildlife identification guides, the bridge was also, of course, staffed by eagle-eyed officers and expedition crew.—
Kristen E. Pope,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Others, mainly observant Jews and members of Seventh-Day churches, such as the Adventists, do too, albeit on Saturday.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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My spouse was raised quite observant, though not conservative; reformed, their family Democrats.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Sharp-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-eyed. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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