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Recent Examples of acutely
That means when consumer spending starts to slow down, Target feels it more acutely than its rival Walmart, which earns the majority of its revenue from groceries.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Ciattarelli is acutely aware that the nation is watching New Jersey.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Seasonal and Psychological Exploits Scammers are acutely aware of the times when people are most likely to fall for deception—like the holidays or job-hunting seasons.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
In addition to getting calorically high and nutrient-dense whole foods such as fruits and vegetables, acutely malnourished people need therapeutic food.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
That feeling has hit Sennott most acutely while working on the season finale — her directorial debut.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Nowhere is this split most acutely felt than in Memphis, where federal agencies and the National Guard have formed a task force to combat violent crime.
—Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The viewer also sees Selena studying Spanish, acutely aware of the pressures attached to her identity as a Mexican American performer.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Robert, who joined the company in 1965, remembered being acutely conscious of his status as the boss’s son.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Ciattarelli is acutely aware that the nation is watching New Jersey.
—Nik Popli, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Seasonal and Psychological Exploits Scammers are acutely aware of the times when people are most likely to fall for deception—like the holidays or job-hunting seasons.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
In addition to getting calorically high and nutrient-dense whole foods such as fruits and vegetables, acutely malnourished people need therapeutic food.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
That feeling has hit Sennott most acutely while working on the season finale — her directorial debut.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Nowhere is this split most acutely felt than in Memphis, where federal agencies and the National Guard have formed a task force to combat violent crime.
—Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The viewer also sees Selena studying Spanish, acutely aware of the pressures attached to her identity as a Mexican American performer.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Robert, who joined the company in 1965, remembered being acutely conscious of his status as the boss’s son.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
Adverb
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Black parents are keenly aware of the social implications of existing inside and outside of Blackness.—
Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
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Schwartzman keenly observed the change in technology and its influence on the music industry as an artist.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In a separate case, Jake entered a guilty plea to a charge of willful neglect of a child just two years ago after severely abusing his 10-week-old daughter.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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To the south, Mexico’s GDP contracted in the third quarter, sparking fears of a recession, as the industrial sector, ranging from mining to construction to manufacturing, has been severely impacted by trade tensions.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In times of increasing cynicism and apathy in the zeitgeist, this phantasm extravaganza — at once humorously deadpan in its playful tableaus and poignantly sincere at its emotional core — feels like a breath of fresh air.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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These reminders, that rewards are built into our criminal-justice system while closure and peace are harder to come by, land more poignantly than the story of Gein’s outsize influence on Psycho and Alfred Hitchcock’s disappointment that audiences wanted more of it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Several testers found the monk fruit or allulose sweeteners (depending on flavor) tipped the drinks in a harshly herbal or saccharine direction, and found the high from the Uplifting Watermelon Lime flavor to be jarringly strong.—
Chala June,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Tagovailoa was harshly criticized for his comments and later apologized, with many questioning the signal-caller's leadership capabilities.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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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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How could the woman who wrote so piercingly about women’s subjugation subjugate herself to not just one but two men?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The running game is a mess, Carson Wentz is often running for his life, and the defense proved distressingly vulnerable to big plays in last weekend’s 28-22 loss to Philadelphia.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
Adverb
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When the Maitlands' attempts to frighten the Deetzes away fail miserably, Barbara and Adam turn to the mysterious and mischievous Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) to rid them of the living.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Strict federal air pollution regulations were still 30 years away, and state and local efforts to limit coal smoke had failed miserably.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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