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Recent Examples of acutely
In addition to getting calorically high and nutrient-dense whole foods such as fruits and vegetables, acutely malnourished people need therapeutic food.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
Japan and South Korea’s advanced manufacturing economies are acutely threatened by China’s weaponization of trade.
—Young Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
That feeling has hit Sennott most acutely while working on the season finale — her directorial debut.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Nowhere is this split most acutely felt than in Memphis, where federal agencies and the National Guard have formed a task force to combat violent crime.
—Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The viewer also sees Selena studying Spanish, acutely aware of the pressures attached to her identity as a Mexican American performer.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Robert, who joined the company in 1965, remembered being acutely conscious of his status as the boss’s son.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Tensions are high, acutely in Birmingham, with the city seeing frequent pro-Palestinian demonstrations since the start of the conflict.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
However, the shutdown is more acutely felt in some schools where government funding plays a larger role.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
Japan and South Korea’s advanced manufacturing economies are acutely threatened by China’s weaponization of trade.
—Young Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
That feeling has hit Sennott most acutely while working on the season finale — her directorial debut.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Nowhere is this split most acutely felt than in Memphis, where federal agencies and the National Guard have formed a task force to combat violent crime.
—Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
The viewer also sees Selena studying Spanish, acutely aware of the pressures attached to her identity as a Mexican American performer.
—Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Robert, who joined the company in 1965, remembered being acutely conscious of his status as the boss’s son.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Tensions are high, acutely in Birmingham, with the city seeing frequent pro-Palestinian demonstrations since the start of the conflict.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
However, the shutdown is more acutely felt in some schools where government funding plays a larger role.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acutely
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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,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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Everyone is keenly aware that Ukraine is at a demographic disadvantage vis-à-vis Russia, which continues to hurl infantry soldiers into the war with little regard for their lives.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The free-trade agenda sought to deregulate the labor market and prioritize market efficiency, strengthening the hands of employers and severely weakening union and social movements, as anti-free traders had predicted.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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And with an additional 100 percent tariff imposed on Chinese imports, China’s economy would be severely slowed.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In times of increasing cynicism and apathy in the zeitgeist, this phantasm extravaganza — at once humorously deadpan in its playful tableaus and poignantly sincere at its emotional core — feels like a breath of fresh air.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Oct. 2025
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These reminders, that rewards are built into our criminal-justice system while closure and peace are harder to come by, land more poignantly than the story of Gein’s outsize influence on Psycho and Alfred Hitchcock’s disappointment that audiences wanted more of it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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This can range from where to stand to create passing lanes to how quickly or slowly to travel in possession — as Elliott harshly discovered against Sunderland.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The chamber has harshly criticized the proposal on its website and in mass texts.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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His lashes are long, the eyes deep-set, large and intense, staring piercingly into you.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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How could the woman who wrote so piercingly about women’s subjugation subjugate herself to not just one but two men?—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The running game is a mess, Carson Wentz is often running for his life, and the defense proved distressingly vulnerable to big plays in last weekend’s 28-22 loss to Philadelphia.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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And yet, distressingly, this early stage is too often where the lists of possible awards contenders start to get narrowed down.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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When the Maitlands' attempts to frighten the Deetzes away fail miserably, Barbara and Adam turn to the mysterious and mischievous Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) to rid them of the living.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Strict federal air pollution regulations were still 30 years away, and state and local efforts to limit coal smoke had failed miserably.—
Robert Wyss,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Acutely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acutely. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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