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
His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers have rocketed through the sport in just two seasons.
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Rosalia, by now, has proven herself to be pop’s most provocative chaos agent, having released radical projects like El Mal Querer, which played with flamenco traditions and pop genres, and Motomami, an exploration of femininity through sharp-eyed production and reggaeton beats.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Judge Paul Hollywood has been a mainstay since the very beginning, offering his signature handshakes and sharp-eyed critiques.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
With a master’s thesis on women’s art collectives and a passion for practices that explore identity, history, and community, Lyon has become a sharp-eyed supporter of artists whose stories deserve a global stage.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Rosalia, by now, has proven herself to be pop’s most provocative chaos agent, having released radical projects like El Mal Querer, which played with flamenco traditions and pop genres, and Motomami, an exploration of femininity through sharp-eyed production and reggaeton beats.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Judge Paul Hollywood has been a mainstay since the very beginning, offering his signature handshakes and sharp-eyed critiques.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
With a master’s thesis on women’s art collectives and a passion for practices that explore identity, history, and community, Lyon has become a sharp-eyed supporter of artists whose stories deserve a global stage.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharp-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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An eagle-eyed designer turns a couple's Chicago aerie into the warm and sophisticated home the empty nesters envisioned.—
Laura Fenton,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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There’s another easter egg for eagle-eyed viewers.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 May 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
Adjective
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How could this high-energy tissue survive, let alone perform at the level observed in sharp-sighted bird species, without oxygen?—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 2026
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“Sharp-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-eyed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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