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
On July 15, one sharp-eyed poster, @boners, noticed that Apple TV+ seems to have an unusual affection for a particular letter of the alphabet.
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Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 July 2025
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
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
In this new struggle, as sharp-eyed militants understood, firmness of tread counted a great deal more than radicalism of demand.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 July 2025
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
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
In this new struggle, as sharp-eyed militants understood, firmness of tread counted a great deal more than radicalism of demand.
—Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharp-eyed
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Reuters — American golfer Vince Whaley had a particularly nerve-wracking encounter with a big-toothed onlooker at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, as he was forced to play a shot under the watchful gaze of a lurking alligator.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The show follows Ed Gein (Charlie Hunnam), an unassuming and odd man, working his family’s farm under the watchful eye of his hateful and vicious mother, Augusta (Laurie Metcalf).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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That said, eagle-eyed fans actually do know where Bob's Burgers specifically takes place.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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There has been no cast announcement, but the timing would suggest that Bravo is getting a jump on the news before eagle-eyed fans start seeing former Summer House stars out about in Manhattan surrounded by cameras.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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Not everyone in the crowd is equally observant.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In 2008, a constitutional amendment stripped the Grand Duke of his political role, after Guillaume’s father Henri refused to ratify the government’s vote allowing euthanasia; the royals are observant Catholics.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sharp-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-eyed. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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