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Recent Examples of incisiveness
Deploying the Englishman in a high-and-wide wing-back role can give Madrid more incisiveness and quality on the opposite side, allowing Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Bellingham to overload the left flank.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incisiveness
Noun
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In sleep labs, researchers train dreamers to signal lucidity through deliberate eye movements, which can be time-stamped using electrooculography (EOG).—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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Isla is largely confined to bed upstairs, feverish with an undiagnosed illness that gives her severe pain and erratic lucidity.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
Noun
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This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the urgent care unit, the area was numbed and a small incision was made.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The male would need another incision to access the abdomen for a gastropexy.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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The researchers' findings show how recent AI models default to Western-style directness, completely missing the cultural cues that govern everyday interactions for millions of Persian speakers worldwide.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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But what makes the Kimmel affair different, and much more chilling, than the dismissal of Colbert is the directness and obviousness of the federal government’s interference.—
Jason Bailey,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For parents, the name of the game is forthrightness.—
Nona Han,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Incisiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incisiveness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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