acuteness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acuteness
Noun
  • There’s also an on-site bar/lounge serving wine, cocktails, and light bites, and a coffee shop and cafe located next door in the Salish Visitors Center.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • There were 28 unprovoked shark bites in the U.S. last year, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.
    Alexandra Faul, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The department will not be releasing additional details about the case because of its sensitivity and the victim’s age, according to the release.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 14 June 2025
  • Organizations must embrace: • Responsiveness over rigidity • Continuous learning over static optimization • Signal sensitivity over status reporting This isn’t hypothetical.
    Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Raúl Jiménez brought the crowd out of its stupor less than two minutes into the second half, chasing a through ball from Santiago Giménez into the penalty area, then finishing with his right foot from the edge of the six-yard box to double the lead.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
  • That’s why more discerning buyers are setting their sights on The Village of Loch Lloyd, a hidden treasure on the southern edge of the metro.
    Loch Lloyd Residential Real Estate, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • Coupled with the severity of his illness, Kotton suspected a widespread parasitic infection.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
  • Armor can reduce the severity of the hit and also affect how big the damage is.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The altitude of the vineyard contributes to large swings in day-to-night temperatures, which aid in maintaining freshness and acidity in the grapes.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
  • Dosing depends on the product and its acidity concentration, which usually ranges from 4% to 8%.1 Read the label or talk with a healthcare provider to decide on the best dose.
    Nick Blackmer, Health, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The immediacy of these relations and connections contributes warmth and poignancy, but not necessarily deep insight into the man that Kaufman actually became.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
  • The movie got rave reviews at Sundance for its dark humor, poignancy, and the confidence of its debut filmmaker; Victor is certainly one to watch.
    Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The third element of the trio is Mary Flynn, played by the terrific Lindsey Mendez, a 2018 Tony winner for Carousel, with a natural warmth that offsets the character’s growing acerbity.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The Brodie books demonstrate her great facility with genre, pairing pulse-quickening suspense with Atkinson’s distinctive blend of puckishness and acerbity.
    Sarah Chihaya, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Babe Ruth and other Yankee teammates appear in the film, thus adding to its authenticity and poignance.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Horowitz’s operation embodied both the allure and the poignance of the trade.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Acuteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acuteness. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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