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as in avidly
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Recent Examples of keenly
All of which the district was keenly aware of for many years.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
This is felt most keenly in Liverpool.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
As one of the few Black male founders in the beauty space, Spencer is keenly aware of the importance of visibility.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Her continued elevation in her parents’ esteem will have been felt keenly by seventeen-year-old Philip, working for the past three years in the same factory as his father.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Tatum is keenly aware that such an injury kept Kobe Bryant, the late Lakers superstar after whom Tatum modeled his playing style, off the court for only 240 days in 2013.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
In recent days his influence has been keenly felt, with ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Super Bowl oddsmakers will be watching keenly.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
This is felt most keenly in Liverpool.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
As one of the few Black male founders in the beauty space, Spencer is keenly aware of the importance of visibility.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Her continued elevation in her parents’ esteem will have been felt keenly by seventeen-year-old Philip, working for the past three years in the same factory as his father.
—Frances Wilson
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Tatum is keenly aware that such an injury kept Kobe Bryant, the late Lakers superstar after whom Tatum modeled his playing style, off the court for only 240 days in 2013.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
In recent days his influence has been keenly felt, with ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live!
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Super Bowl oddsmakers will be watching keenly.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keenly
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In 2011, Californians celebrated when a wolf known as OR7 crossed into California from Oregon, tracking his movements via web cams and avidly following news stories about him.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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What a magical formula that turned out to be, and for the next 20 years PEOPLE has avidly covered the dance competition, devoting countless interviews to the stars and the pros competing for glory.—
Charlotte Triggs,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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In August, the number of children in Gaza who are acutely malnourished rose to over 14,000, with more than 320,000 children at risk of acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many remain acutely aware of how their abilities are deteriorating.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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Another saw Viktor Gyokeres try and celebrate with the Frenchman, but Saliba was still too busy excitedly pointing to the supporters.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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His mother excitedly told him that his teachers, doctors and everyone else would now refer to him with the new last name.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The proportion of Americans who believe legal sports betting is bad for both society and sport in the United States has increased sharply over the past three years, according to a new poll.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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To say that the album was eagerly anticipated would be an understatement, with the record having become the most pre-saved in Spotify history, passing 5 million before it was even released.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Investors are hoping for a smoother CEO transition this time around and eagerly await news of Iger's successor.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Instead of focusing on the joys of loving cohabitation and coming across poignantly allergic to controversy, like Miley Cyrus’s Younger Now or the Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco album, Swift has chosen chaos.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Kelly poignantly puts it, the iron man isn’t made of iron.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The dining offerings include a kids' menu of healthy and flavorful options that my daughters savored enthusiastically throughout our stay.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The dogs couldn't stand still, wiggling their bodies enthusiastically.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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In the 42nd minute, having cut inside Niang, Leysen lunged wildly to try and prevent Elanga recovering the ball, but got nowhere near it and conceded a penalty (he was harshly adjudged to have handballed it during the second half for another spot kick, too).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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He was immediately called out by a member of the Directing Staff, who addressed him harshly by his team number.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Keenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keenly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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