keenly

adverb

Definition of keenlynext
1
as in avidly

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2
as in acutely

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Recent Examples of keenly The team is keenly aware that in the modern market, trust is not bought but earned, and Vita Bella strives to achieve this every step of the way. — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The milestone hit especially keenly for Jamie Lynn Spears, having nearly lost her eldest daughter, Maddie, to an ATV accident 10 years ago. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 Sherman is keenly aware of her own power—and bullishly confident in it. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 But Amodo’s engineers are keenly aware that political choices are downstream from what is possible. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 The ideology of Third Worldism and the New Agey, anything-goes-style progressivism of the West Coast that Naipaul so keenly lacerates were necessary precursors to the mass death in Guyana. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Passkey architects have been keenly aware of this difference, which is largely necessary for Windows backward-compatibility reasons. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Nevertheless, Xi is keenly aware of the risks and political consequences of significant disruptions to China’s food supplies. — Caitlin Welsh, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2026 There are countless casualties in House of the Dragon but few more keenly felt than Helaena, Westeros’s sweetheart, whom Phia Saban played with a quiet and often funny dignity over the years. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keenly
  1. avidly
  2. acutely
  3. excitedly
  4. sharply
  5. eagerly
  6. poignantly
  7. enthusiastically
  8. harshly
Adverb
  • Americans fighting overseas followed the trial avidly on the radio.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The couple were deeply involved in literary circles, collected books avidly, read voraciously as well as penning various works.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Definition of avidly
Adverb
  • Since 2022, acutely conscious of the issue at hand, Unipublic, the company that organizes the Vuelta, has planted 2,000 native trees around the country.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Debbie Willson is acutely aware of how a death can fall through the cracks.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of acutely
Adverb
  • My younger cousin wound up skating at his house a few times and excitedly asked if we were related to him.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Just weeks before her death, Parton was still talking excitedly about being there herself.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of excitedly
Adverb
  • Hostilities at sea have ‌escalated sharply with attacks by both sides on ports and commercial shipping, pushing ‌up global grain prices.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
  • New York City on Wednesday announced that AI tools will be banned in public grade and middle schools and sharply limited for high school students.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sharply
Adverb
  • But others have eagerly welcomed the organization to the state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Klima is most eagerly awaiting MPO's work to map elements and minerals in the planet's surface.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of eagerly
Adverb
  • Most poignantly, he was struck by how far the late, great Buck O’Neil’s museum has come since its inception in a one-room office in 1990.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At once a coming-of-age drama and a portrait of a dying Texas town in the 1950s, The Last Picture Show, based on Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry’s novel, poignantly depicts the bleak descent of youth into jaded adulthood.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of poignantly
Adverb
  • On the recording, Martinez enthusiastically endorsed the plan, telling the other three that Raman had complained about the possibility of a redrawn district.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Several female jurors nodded enthusiastically as the judge read them the instructions.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of enthusiastically
Adverb
  • Yust also alleges prosecutorial misconduct, arguing that a prosecutor improperly urged jurors to sentence him more harshly because of the emotional impact of the trial on them.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • She was especially hurt that some of the people who criticized Cox most harshly, dismissing him as craven and disingenuous, were those who had the closest relationships with him.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of harshly

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