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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Adjective
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An earnest and thoughtful executive with a warm, open demeanor, Pinault was seated at Monday’s interview under a large black-and-white painting of an owl, the mascot for Kering — and a metaphor for his watchful eyes on shifting consumer sentiment and economic fluctuations.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 Sep. 2025 -
Williams said staff will be extra watchful as students process Wilson’s death.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 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
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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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Judge Paul Hollywood has been a mainstay since the very beginning, offering his signature handshakes and sharp-eyed critiques.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following the teaser trailer for Emerald Fennell’s very steamy Wuthering Heights, eagle-eyed fans remarked on the (somewhat inaccurate) historical dress, which ranged from Oktoberfest dirndl-core to Vivienne Westwood-esque wedding gowns.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The mass of beachgoers and eagle-eyed lifeguards are now gone from the Cape, but white shark season is only starting to peak.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Lynx-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lynx-eyed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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