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Recent Examples of clear-eyed But Adelaide is also, as usual, more clear-eyed than might be expected. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 Today, more than two decades on, Archer is clear-eyed about his lucky breaks. Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 This new space race will not be won with a single breakthrough or headline achievement, but with sustained commitment, clear-eyed vigilance, and a willingness to adapt over decades. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025 But getting there requires sharper evaluation, deeper partnerships and a clear-eyed view of what makes a platform truly sustainable. Amit S Phadnis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear-eyed
Adjective
  • Most successful forgers were smart and creative people, and many of their forgeries were consummate, even ingenious.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • What to know about the 'smart wall' at the Arizona border.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Both coaches also say the other is very astute as far as in-game adjustments, and the players certainly agree.
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The odd, sometimes astute connections and ideas her seemingly new brain forms are not entirely unpleasant.
    Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • New York felt comfortable enough to pick up Thibodeaux’s fifth-year option, but keeping him around in the long term with Abdul Carter and Brian Burns probably isn’t the shrewdest.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The film had transformed from the messy, illogical version I’d first seen into a hilarious, shrewd, contemplative work of art.
    Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His positioning and reading of the game remain sharp, his footwork is clean, and his reactions are quick.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • From the 1960s through the 2000s, no one skewered a crowd with sharper affection.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Clear-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear-eyed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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