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as in alert
paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity
if you were more observant, you would perceive that something is troubling her deeply
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as in focused
having the mind fixed on something
observant viewers will notice that the position of hero's facial wound changes in the course of the scene
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As an adult, Harris married an observant Jew and became a practicing Baptist.
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Aug. 2024
One of the first questions raised by the observant visitor to McPherson’s ministry concerns the audience.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The Arabic words recited by observant Muslims reverberated off the historic academic buildings as Palestinian flags tied to flagpoles fluttered in the wind.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Since then, Lapid has improved his public standing—popularity polls now put Yesh Atid second, after Likud—by appearing to be more religiously observant and by talking tough on terror.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Aug. 2024
One of the first questions raised by the observant visitor to McPherson’s ministry concerns the audience.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
The Arabic words recited by observant Muslims reverberated off the historic academic buildings as Palestinian flags tied to flagpoles fluttered in the wind.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Since then, Lapid has improved his public standing—popularity polls now put Yesh Atid second, after Likud—by appearing to be more religiously observant and by talking tough on terror.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
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“Observant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observant. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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