as in watchful
having unusually keen vision
my eagle-eyed aunt quickly spotted my contact lens on the floor
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Recent Examples of eagle-eyed
An eagle-eyed designer turns a couple's Chicago aerie into the warm and sophisticated home the empty nesters envisioned.
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Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
There’s another easter egg for eagle-eyed viewers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 May 2026
In a trailer for a new documentary about the his years in Rome, Leone a Roma, eagle-eyed sneaker enthusiasts were able to spot the pope's unconventional footwear choice.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Late on May 13, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Madonna and the FIFA World Cup Instagram accounts began following each other.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 May 2026
That tribute is sweeping but can be found in numerous Easter eggs laid out for eagle-eyed Cooper fans, Blunt revealed.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2026
An eagle-eyed Ars reader points out that, back in December, the company gave a series of quotes to Cyberscoop about the entire incident.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
As some eagle-eyed fans have mentioned, Grimace threw out the first pitch on June 12, 2024 — and one year later, Senga’s leg injury that helped push the Mets into their decline came on June 12, 2025.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Not long after that, some eagle-eyed fans spotted a Leyndell Knight walking around the Greenwich Naval College in South London.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Laura Fenton, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
There’s another easter egg for eagle-eyed viewers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 May 2026
In a trailer for a new documentary about the his years in Rome, Leone a Roma, eagle-eyed sneaker enthusiasts were able to spot the pope's unconventional footwear choice.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Late on May 13, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Madonna and the FIFA World Cup Instagram accounts began following each other.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 14 May 2026
That tribute is sweeping but can be found in numerous Easter eggs laid out for eagle-eyed Cooper fans, Blunt revealed.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 May 2026
An eagle-eyed Ars reader points out that, back in December, the company gave a series of quotes to Cyberscoop about the entire incident.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
As some eagle-eyed fans have mentioned, Grimace threw out the first pitch on June 12, 2024 — and one year later, Senga’s leg injury that helped push the Mets into their decline came on June 12, 2025.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Not long after that, some eagle-eyed fans spotted a Leyndell Knight walking around the Greenwich Naval College in South London.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eagle-eyed
Adjective
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Being aware of them and keeping a watchful eye on your power strip and its current condition could protect you and your home in the long run.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
16 May 2026
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Jason, 28, is nonverbal and profoundly disabled, with significant cognitive limitations and little awareness of danger — vulnerabilities that require constant, watchful care.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Understated, sharp-eyed, and drier than a drought, Vin (Ealy) spent his early adulthood as a Pullman Porter — smiling on cue while passengers snapped their fingers for whiskey.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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So Mom clears them out, taking them to a nearby nature preserve and natural-history museum, where the sharp-eyed Sasha notices the teen-age Jeremy stealing a souvenir keychain from a rotating rack.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Eliza Touchet is smart, funny, resilient, observant, and basically over it (but not quite).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Police video showed the nun bruised and the attacker wearing tzitzit, a fringed undergarment worn by some observant Jewish men.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Eagle-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eagle-eyed. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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