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Recent Examples of gimlet-eyed
The Last Emperor, Matt Tyrnauer’s gimlet-eyed documentary about the luxurious world of Valentino, the legendary Italian couturier who died this week at age 93, was released in 2008.
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Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Cultural critic Ted Gioia has gained a good deal of attention in recent years with his gimlet-eyed views of contemporary culture.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Cultural critic Ted Gioia has gained a good deal of attention in recent years with his gimlet-eyed views of contemporary culture.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimlet-eyed
Adjective
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His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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Rosalia, by now, has proven herself to be pop’s most provocative chaos agent, having released radical projects like El Mal Querer, which played with flamenco traditions and pop genres, and Motomami, an exploration of femininity through sharp-eyed production and reggaeton beats.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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What Shark has going for it though, is a clear-eyed view into the future.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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The cast is perfection and Wainwright’s sharp writing is, as always, hilarious, clear-eyed and heartbreaking.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Gimlet-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimlet-eyed. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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