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Recent Examples of acutely
But even in triumph, the Patriots acutely felt the absence of their third-year cornerback, 2024 All-Pro Christian Gonzalez.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
And professional athletes who spend every day in the spotlight, one of them occupying the league’s brightest spotlight and loudest microphone, ought to be acutely aware of that.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The World Health Organization recommends that acutely malnourished children be fed energy-dense foods, such as nut butters and sweet potatoes, and sometimes these can be found locally.
—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Serious condition, as defined by HCMC , means the patient is acutely ill and there is a chance for improved prognosis.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez, a proud native New Yorker raised in the Bronx, felt the September 11 attacks acutely.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
South Korean officials are acutely aware of the US defense presence within the South’s borders.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The big wild card going into the fall will be the full impact of tariffs, expected to be felt acutely in the second half of the year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Outwardly, the men’s village doesn’t much change across decades, though differences in way of life and communal spirit are acutely felt.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
And professional athletes who spend every day in the spotlight, one of them occupying the league’s brightest spotlight and loudest microphone, ought to be acutely aware of that.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
The World Health Organization recommends that acutely malnourished children be fed energy-dense foods, such as nut butters and sweet potatoes, and sometimes these can be found locally.
—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Serious condition, as defined by HCMC , means the patient is acutely ill and there is a chance for improved prognosis.
—Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Rodriguez, a proud native New Yorker raised in the Bronx, felt the September 11 attacks acutely.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
South Korean officials are acutely aware of the US defense presence within the South’s borders.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The big wild card going into the fall will be the full impact of tariffs, expected to be felt acutely in the second half of the year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Outwardly, the men’s village doesn’t much change across decades, though differences in way of life and communal spirit are acutely felt.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
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Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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His response was in keeping with a president who is always keenly aware of the politics of the moment.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But with Burrow now looking likely to miss the majority of the regular season, those chances look severely diminished.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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This stagnation can severely impact marketability and career growth when the labor market eventually improves.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Miami had found some urgency and regained the lead in the 66th minute when Jordi Alba, unusually in a central position, produced a killer defence-splitting pass to his former Barcelona teammate, who turned sharply and smartly before firing home from inside the box.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Hegseth's decision was quickly and sharply derided by members of the media and proponents of a free press, who noted that pre-approval of reportable material would limit the ability of reporters to provide vital news to the public about America's military.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kirk’s chair remained at the table, poignantly empty.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wryly funny and poignantly tender, Frank and Percy is a heartfelt, life-affirming tale about the courage to take a chance on love at any age.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Paes spoke passionately about the urgent need for resources in the harshly remote settings seen in the film — settings that help to foment these cycles of abuse.—
Stacey Wilson Hunt,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Sep. 2025
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Hilleary, at the campaign event, also harshly criticized Biden’s immigration policies and his administration’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Advertisement Opioid addiction is distressingly common in nearly every contact and combat sport, but Kerr was isolated from the endemic abuse of painkillers in the industry.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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When the little doggy pool doesn't float, their plan fails miserably, and both Mabel and her sister Millie are left having to rethink their strategy.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The only good thing is that the Dodgers have been failing miserably and somehow the Pads remain in contention.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Last Viking, the latest collaboration between Danish writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen and his longtime muses Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, is a wild, darkly comic fable about brotherhood, identity and the limits of sanity.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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The setpiece is brutally gruesome, darkly comic, and viscerally ambitious.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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