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Recent Examples of acutely
The need for better defense was acutely felt on the right side of the infield.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Its lapse has been felt acutely within these economies, which are loathe to see AGOA suffer the same fate.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
And professional athletes who spend every day in the spotlight, one of them occupying the league’s brightest spotlight and loudest microphone, ought to be acutely aware of that.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The World Health Organization recommends that acutely malnourished children be fed energy-dense foods, such as nut butters and sweet potatoes, and sometimes these can be found locally.
—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Serious condition, as defined by HCMC , means the patient is acutely ill and there is a chance for improved prognosis.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez, a proud native New Yorker raised in the Bronx, felt the September 11 attacks acutely.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
South Korean officials are acutely aware of the US defense presence within the South’s borders.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The big wild card going into the fall will be the full impact of tariffs, expected to be felt acutely in the second half of the year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Its lapse has been felt acutely within these economies, which are loathe to see AGOA suffer the same fate.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
And professional athletes who spend every day in the spotlight, one of them occupying the league’s brightest spotlight and loudest microphone, ought to be acutely aware of that.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The World Health Organization recommends that acutely malnourished children be fed energy-dense foods, such as nut butters and sweet potatoes, and sometimes these can be found locally.
—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Serious condition, as defined by HCMC , means the patient is acutely ill and there is a chance for improved prognosis.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez, a proud native New Yorker raised in the Bronx, felt the September 11 attacks acutely.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
South Korean officials are acutely aware of the US defense presence within the South’s borders.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The big wild card going into the fall will be the full impact of tariffs, expected to be felt acutely in the second half of the year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
Adverb
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All of which the district was keenly aware of for many years.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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This is felt most keenly in Liverpool.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, disease and human activity, such as pollution, have severely degraded Florida's reefs, according to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Local nonprofits warn that prolonged disruption could severely strain food banks, which are already operating under heightened demand.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The proportion of Americans who believe legal sports betting is bad for both society and sport in the United States has increased sharply over the past three years, according to a new poll.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Rules for Ghosting is so poignantly honest about the pain of grief, but also about the love of it.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The situation is a cliché; Hong revitalizes it pugnaciously and poignantly.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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
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He was immediately called out by a member of the Directing Staff, who addressed him harshly by his team number.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 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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Korean director Han Chang-lok’s Funky Freaky Freaks, a darkly comic ensemble about misfits on the fringes of Seoul society, received the special jury award.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel—whose late-night talk show was briefly taken off air by ABC after Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, criticized remarks that Kimmel had made about Kirk’s killing and hinted darkly at regulatory consequences—was one casualty.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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