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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Techniques passed down through generations, refined through repetition and perfected under the watchful eye of a woman who demanded excellence.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
In it, rooms filled with monitors show simulated airplanes taxiing on runways and taking off – all under the watchful eyes of students learning to keep the flying public safe.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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But a few sharp-eyed fans watching the sequence, which featured Elisabeth Moss‘ June and her fellow handmaids on the warpath to destroy Gilead, thought Swift had even more influence on the scene.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 May 2025
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By June, Profar’s hot start was eliciting high praise from sharp-eyed Merv Rettenmund, who’d gone to seven World Series as an outfielder or hitting coach.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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“Lynx-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lynx-eyed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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