as in watchful
having unusually keen vision the lynx-eyed copy editor never seemed to miss an error in the reporters' work

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  • Richards, along with two fellow runners (played by Katy O’Brian and Please Don’t Destroy’s Martin Herlihy), must avoid the surveillance state’s ever-watchful eyes, stay hidden, keep on the move.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The two temporarily set up shop in the ladies’ Miami home to keep a watchful eye on the neighbors, who were suspected of being jewelry thieves.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • 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
Adjective
  • Rosalia, by now, has proven herself to be pop’s most provocative chaos agent, having released radical projects like El Mal Querer, which played with flamenco traditions and pop genres, and Motomami, an exploration of femininity through sharp-eyed production and reggaeton beats.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Wojtak-Hissong will play Danny Keenan, a restless, sharp-eyed Hell’s Kitchen teenager and Officer Keenan’s son, an errand boy for the Westies despite his father’s disapproval.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The latest episode of Adventure Time sequel series, Fionna and Cake, seems to hint that a beloved character is trans, at least according to some eagle-eyed fans.
    James Factora, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
  • She and Leclerc have been linked since 2023 When keeping up with their favorite Ferrari star, eagle-eyed fans noticed Mleux in the background of a TikTok video taken of Leclerc at Paris Fashion Week in March 2023.
    Haley Van Horn, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Lynx-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lynx-eyed. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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