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Recent Examples of acutely
O’Reilly is not one of them, acutely aware of the difficulties Holli encountered as a single mother.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
For their part, the Duffer Brothers Matt and Ross, presiding over the Stranger Things franchise since its inception, are now acutely aware of that difference.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
And critically, this shift must center the countries that contributed the least to climate change but are experiencing its impacts most acutely.
—Alexis Abramson, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
For their part, the Duffer Brothers Matt and Ross, presiding over the Stranger Things franchise since its inception, are now acutely aware of that difference.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
And critically, this shift must center the countries that contributed the least to climate change but are experiencing its impacts most acutely.
—Alexis Abramson, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
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For instance, many brands have become keenly aware that social media platforms such as TikTok have their own unique vernacular and communication methods that pair well with them.—
William Jones,
IndyStar,
6 Nov. 2025
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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
Adverb
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In August, a group of Palestinian children who had been severely injured in the war in Gaza arrived in San Francisco after the State Department issued around two hundred temporary visas for medical treatment.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The administration has slashed funding for federal and university research and severely restricted visas for foreign scientists and technologists.—
LAEL BRAINARD,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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When powered by renewable energy, electric roads can sharply reduce transport emissions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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After accounting for its large interest expenses, those margins turn sharply negative.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 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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In a follow-up study, highly attractive female fitness influencers faced stronger backlash than equally attractive men, perhaps reflecting a broader social tendency to judge women’s looks more harshly.—
Abby Frank,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Next Gen Stats model graded the decision even more harshly, a 7% dip in win probability.—
Sam McDowell
November 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 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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Biden polled miserably on the economy, too.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The jeers continued after the play itself failed miserably.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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