as in watchful
having unusually keen vision
a very sharp-eyed child found the last Easter egg, which was hidden in the flower arrangement
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Recent Examples of sharp-eyed
His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons.
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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
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
With a master’s thesis on women’s art collectives and a passion for practices that explore identity, history, and community, Lyon has become a sharp-eyed supporter of artists whose stories deserve a global stage.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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
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
With a master’s thesis on women’s art collectives and a passion for practices that explore identity, history, and community, Lyon has become a sharp-eyed supporter of artists whose stories deserve a global stage.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharp-eyed
Adjective
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In the dance studio, Pierce-Sands had a watchful eye, a wry smile and a loud voice.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
5 Dec. 2025
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Archimedes, Apollo, Themis — watchful gods of a nation that once imagined itself both eternal and new.—
Ahmed Naji,
The Dial,
18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Every time the camera sweeps down to show the celebrities sitting courtside at this year’s NBA Finals, eagle-eyed viewers may notice that Ben Stiller has his phone in hand, landscape mode.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
11 June 2026
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As the Knicks struggled, eagle-eyed fans spotted Scooter Braun – known to have years-long conflict with Swift – and Sydney Sweeney sitting just six rows back from the star.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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More convincing in the film is cinematographer Talant Akynbekov’s observant, almost ceremonious lensing of carpet weaving, as well as of the beats of everyday life, sometimes accompanied by the traditional tunes villagers hum.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
23 Nov. 2025
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Left to the company of her thoughts and feelings, Pym’s spinster becomes observant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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How could this high-energy tissue survive, let alone perform at the level observed in sharp-sighted bird species, without oxygen?—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
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