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Recent Examples of acutely
However, the shutdown is more acutely felt in some schools where government funding plays a larger role.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Sullivan was always acutely aware of outside criticism of his work.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, in August, the number of children in Gaza who are acutely malnourished rose to over 14,000, with more than 320,000 children at risk of acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Sandinista leaders were acutely aware of this dynamic in Nicaraguan political culture.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Many remain acutely aware of how their abilities are deteriorating.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Some parts of the state will be impacted more acutely than others.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Strickland is acutely aware of how she's been swept up in the investigation — and the ongoing online chatter about the case — because of their fight the night that Trussell walked, alone, into the frigid darkness and then died.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The need for better defense was acutely felt on the right side of the infield.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Sullivan was always acutely aware of outside criticism of his work.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, in August, the number of children in Gaza who are acutely malnourished rose to over 14,000, with more than 320,000 children at risk of acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Sandinista leaders were acutely aware of this dynamic in Nicaraguan political culture.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
Many remain acutely aware of how their abilities are deteriorating.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Some parts of the state will be impacted more acutely than others.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Strickland is acutely aware of how she's been swept up in the investigation — and the ongoing online chatter about the case — because of their fight the night that Trussell walked, alone, into the frigid darkness and then died.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The need for better defense was acutely felt on the right side of the infield.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
Adverb
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Giorgi Mamardashvili’s solid debut against Chelsea suggested that the absence of Alisson due to another hamstring injury shouldn’t be too keenly felt over the coming month.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Watching keenly from afar were Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In prison, she was often severely mistreated.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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But considering that the injury ended Shrader's season and severely affected his kicking leg, was a fine enough?—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Monégasque angled it sharply across the court.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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But with the region’s senior population projected to grow sharply in the coming decades, faith communities are stepping up to fill critical gaps — offering personal connection and culturally rooted care that larger systems can’t provide.—
Carli Teproff,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In a powerful Washington Post op-ed, Bethany McLean poignantly recalls the overbuilding of fiber-optic cable infrastructure during the 1990s dot-com bubble.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Instead of focusing on the joys of loving cohabitation and coming across poignantly allergic to controversy, like Miley Cyrus’s Younger Now or the Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album, Swift has chosen chaos.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Executive-produced by Knox herself, and produced by Monica Lewinsky, the series emphasizes how naïve Knox was at the time, and just how harshly she was treated by not only the press, but an entire country.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the 42nd minute, having cut inside Niang, Leysen lunged wildly to try and prevent Elanga recovering the ball, but got nowhere near it and conceded a penalty (he was harshly adjudged to have handballed it during the second half for another spot kick, too).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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And yet, distressingly, this early stage is too often where the lists of possible awards contenders start to get narrowed down.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Opioid addiction is distressingly common in nearly every contact and combat sport, but Kerr was isolated from the endemic abuse of painkillers in the industry.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The decoy tactic failed miserably, says Zutterman.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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But the new study found that community notes are failing miserably.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Vince Staples is back with a new season of his darkly comedic Netflix series, The Vince Staples Show, which officially returns for its second season on November 6, 2025.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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In one of the film’s most madcap and darkly comedic moments, Linda bribes her daughter with the promise of a pet hamster — who turns out to be a biter, desperate to escape its box.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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