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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Hernandez is equally attentive to the emotional and interpersonal dimensions of succession.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Guys were paying attention to everything Coach was saying — very attentive to detail on coverages, plays, positioning — all that.—
Evan Bell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Be mindful of how your body feels, and work with an instructor who is sensitive to your needs.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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If a confrontation puts you in the spotlight, be mindful of your delivery.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Used consistently, the CryoGlow can even boost circulation and support lymphatic drainage, leaving skin looking fresher and more awake.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Later, in the scene in which Winnifred is kept awake by a single pea, Burnett performed a prolonged pantomime of violent physical discomfort, thrashing and dangling like a fish on a line atop a towering stack of mattresses.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lisi urged people to remain vigilant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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People living in hurricane-prone areas are urged to remain vigilant throughout the rest of the season.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The halls are alive with the sound of confusion.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Livramento, this means his hopes of going to the World Cup with England remain very much alive, too, so as damaging as this may prove for Newcastle in the short term, this can only be considered a good prognosis.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Context-aware engineering analysis Unlike tools that work with isolated information, the Design Agent maintains full context across your entire project.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Analysts are aware that overly bullish expectations may fall flat—even JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned some parts of the current investment cycle will ultimately prove to be in a bubble.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Tenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenty. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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