variants
also tentie
as in attentive
paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity
I warn ye now, ye best be tenty
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Adjective
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In his small classroom, Ogren can be more attentive.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
With that, Gemini executed the malicious commands silently, with no indication to even an attentive user that anything was amiss. LLMs just want to be loved The prompt injection was also crafted to appeal to LLMs’ inborn propensity to please their users, a trait researchers call AI sycophancy.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In addition to the departments and agencies involved in the case, the sheriff’s office thanked the observant individual who reached out to law enforcement upon the discovery of the remains.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The biggest issue was not whether a Jew could win votes but how an observant Jew would handle the demanding job of being vice president.—
Nathan Diament,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Designed to push boundaries, this scotch is made from a blend of single malts concocted under the watchful eye of Master Blender Michael Henry.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Rashford took part in a workout with his new team-mates under Flick’s watchful eye.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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The new detour is narrow and trail users are asked to slow down, watch for others and be mindful of the next-door equestrian neighbors.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Being mindful of edges and seams: Water can seep in and cause peeling over time.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Our brains interpret light as a signal to stay awake and darkness as a cue to fall asleep.3 Blue light, the type emitted by phones, sends an especially strong signal to the brain.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
12 Aug. 2025
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But just as these two were unable to stay awake through their first date, their adult bodies aren’t cut out for this trip down memory lane, either.—
Genevieve Koski,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Such steps at this stage illustrate how Florida education unions have remained vigilant of the requirements set by a state law in 2023, including recertification.—
Lauren Brensel,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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The most effective approaches for preventing and detecting spoofs and hacks entail always being vigilant.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With its heartfelt commitment to the modern and the historic, Casa Carolina feels like Cartagena itself, storied and sage, yet very much still vibrant and alive.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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And that flexibility is part of what keeps the form alive.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many whites were aware of a lack of Black voter participation in the South but often lacked a deeper understanding of its causes and consequences.—
Time,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Whereas other manufacturers of the same size and in the same categories have focused more on production and less on marketing and media, Sharkey said White Oak was keenly aware of its significance.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Tenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenty. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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