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Recent Examples of acutely
That’s being felt acutely by residents of Golitsyno, a small town in the Moscow region where most live on low incomes.
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Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Overtime for Los Angeles police officers, and any other major expenses, would be acutely felt by a city government that recently closed a nearly $1-billion budget deficit, in part by slowing police hiring.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana is acutely aware of the limitations of this right.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Patients can feel that exclusion most acutely.
—Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
If manufacturers choose to pull certain products from New York or significantly increase prices to offset compliance costs, the effects will be felt most acutely in communities that already struggle with food access.
—Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The crisis is pushing energy prices up globally, but the bank said poor nations would feel the impact most acutely.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Although poor students are disproportionately likely to receive special education in New York City, well-off disabled kids are the ones most acutely driving up the budget.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
In March, over half of the more than 1,000 children screened by Doctors Without Borders in Chuil, a community where South Sudan's government has allowed humanitarian access to enter, were acutely malnourished.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Overtime for Los Angeles police officers, and any other major expenses, would be acutely felt by a city government that recently closed a nearly $1-billion budget deficit, in part by slowing police hiring.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana is acutely aware of the limitations of this right.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Patients can feel that exclusion most acutely.
—Clarissa Brincat, Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
If manufacturers choose to pull certain products from New York or significantly increase prices to offset compliance costs, the effects will be felt most acutely in communities that already struggle with food access.
—Francisco Marte, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
The crisis is pushing energy prices up globally, but the bank said poor nations would feel the impact most acutely.
—CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
Although poor students are disproportionately likely to receive special education in New York City, well-off disabled kids are the ones most acutely driving up the budget.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
In March, over half of the more than 1,000 children screened by Doctors Without Borders in Chuil, a community where South Sudan's government has allowed humanitarian access to enter, were acutely malnourished.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
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The View From Letterboxd The Letterboxd founders seem keenly aware of the potential for alienating their users — just read their extremely long About Us page, which explains most features and decisions made by the company in detail.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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And Pearlman seems to keenly understand that.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
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Overuse of ice melt products can severely stress and kill pachysandra growing along the side of a walk.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Online adult platforms are being severely restricted these days as new laws banning materials involving adults pretending to be under 18 are put into place.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 May 2026
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The verdict capped an 11-day trial where Derulo and Spatola offered sharply different accounts of how the song was created.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 May 2026
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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz unleashed the biggest oil supply shock in history, sending energy prices sharply higher.—
Eleni Giokos,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The clip included footage of the employees poignantly waving goodbye to a Spirit jet from the tarmac, with one even dropping to his knees to hug the plane.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
4 May 2026
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The series poignantly addresses the complexities of teenage struggles, particularly through Justin’s undiagnosed ADHD and Keisha’s experience of trauma, emphasizing the importance of unconditional support and the intersection of mental health with race and class in today’s world.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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After Talley’s initial court hearing Monday, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 President John Catanzara and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza were among several officials who harshly criticized the passage of the SAFE-T Act and Lyke’s decision to grant Talley pretrial release.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Again, Gulutzan was reluctant to criticize his team too harshly given how close the series has been.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the opening keynote, president of public broadcaster Arte France Bruno Patino provided a bleak yet piercingly precise evaluation of the industry today.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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His lashes are long, the eyes deep-set, large and intense, staring piercingly into you.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most distressingly to protesters, there is no way to request the DNA samples’ destruction, and the process to get DNA profiles expunged from the database comes with extra costs and could take as long as five years.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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In many ways, Donovan’s story is distressingly familiar.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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Furyk getting another go at things after already failing miserably signals the PGA has no idea how to even begin trying to turn things around.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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This is about law enforcement who are doing their jobs and a suspect who tried to do something and failed miserably.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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