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as in avidly
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as in acutely
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Recent Examples of keenly
State workers are keenly concerned with the costs, not just financially, but also to the environment and work-life balance.
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Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
George, who is 12, apparently keenly understands the weight of the crown.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 June 2026
Igby Rigney stars as Bret, an aspiring writer and keenly observant teenager whose reality begins to unravel with the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), per the official logline.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Rarely has a film been so keenly aware of the link between voyeurism and filmmaking itself.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Even without weapons, those people will have a breaking point, as whoever is running Tehran right now is no doubt keenly aware.
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Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.
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Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
Center director Michael Brennan and his colleagues within the National Weather Service, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are keenly aware of their challenges.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
Happy keenly engaged with her keepers and was easy to motivate with favorite treats, such as watermelon or strawberries, said Keith Lovett, the zoo’s director of animal programs.
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Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
George, who is 12, apparently keenly understands the weight of the crown.
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 June 2026
Igby Rigney stars as Bret, an aspiring writer and keenly observant teenager whose reality begins to unravel with the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic new student, Robert Mallory (Homer Gere), per the official logline.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Rarely has a film been so keenly aware of the link between voyeurism and filmmaking itself.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Even without weapons, those people will have a breaking point, as whoever is running Tehran right now is no doubt keenly aware.
—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Yet, the series’s finest achievement may well be the clarity of its thoughts on loneliness, an epidemic affecting senior citizens as keenly as any other group.
—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
Center director Michael Brennan and his colleagues within the National Weather Service, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are keenly aware of their challenges.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
Happy keenly engaged with her keepers and was easy to motivate with favorite treats, such as watermelon or strawberries, said Keith Lovett, the zoo’s director of animal programs.
—
Jennifer Peltz,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keenly
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The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
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Yet years spent avidly collecting the pieces naturally left a mark in his approach.
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Americans have felt the cost acutely at the gas pump and in the supermarket aisles.
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Middle managers carry this burden most acutely.
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Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.
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To celebrate a Fed Chair for not believing that economic growth causes inflation is like cheering excitedly upon seeing a sixth grader complete Charlotte’s Web.
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The one-time 5% tax on the state’s billionaires has rocked Sacramento in recent months, sharply dividing Democrats and splintering labor coalitions.
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That conflict sharply curtailed the region’s oil exports and saw several gulf countries take direct retaliatory Iranian missile and drone hits.
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Throughout the evening, Angela eagerly seeks Hawk and Piña’s approval, while Joe refuses to indulge them.
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The new kings did not insist that scribes ought to write official documents in their own Germanic tongue, but eagerly adopted the more prestigious Latin language.
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Collecting is often a function of loss, an attempt to save something that might otherwise disappear, as the volume’s final essay poignantly articulates.
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This case makes poignantly clear how much Florida will miss Labarga, the only justice who was not appointed by DeSantis.
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Meanwhile, a flashback, set vaguely in the Before Times, presents a girl playing with the ragdoll Jessie, a cowgirl and aspirant sheriff, voiced enthusiastically and most capably by Joan Cusack.
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America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.
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The difficulty lies in the fact that setting boundaries does not mean exercising authority harshly.
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But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
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