Definition of hawkeyednext
as in watchful
having unusually keen vision the hawkeyed driver spotted the state trooper lying in wait for unwary speeders

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Recent Examples of hawkeyed Young staffers on liberal political campaigns often display the slightly censorious cheerfulness of a resident-hall adviser, but the Warren organizers possessed a hawkeyed attention to detail and the essential American energy of malaria eradicators. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2020
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Adjective
  • Erik Per Sullivan stars as Miles, the watchful 10-year-old son of photographer George (Jack Webster) and therapist Kim (Patricia Clarkson), whose life is irrevocably altered in the course of a snowbound upstate vacation.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • Her husband, one of the top high school baseball coaches in the country, kept a watchful eye.
    Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • The public is already well aware of the feud between Prince William and Prince Harry, but new reports indicate that William is now at odds with his father, King Charles.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 19 July 2026
  • Takami is aware that even a little extra work can completely change the landscape.
    Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

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“Hawkeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkeyed. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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