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Recent Examples of keenly
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.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Does our governor understand that manufacturers, and companies in the AI field, are keenly aware of energy costs, and this requirement sends a very negative signal about potential rationing?
—Paul Craney, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Giorgi Mamardashvili’s solid debut against Chelsea suggested that the absence of Alisson due to another hamstring injury shouldn’t be too keenly felt over the coming month.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Watching keenly from afar were Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
All of which the district was keenly aware of for many years.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
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
Does our governor understand that manufacturers, and companies in the AI field, are keenly aware of energy costs, and this requirement sends a very negative signal about potential rationing?
—Paul Craney, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Aster keenly satirizes Joe’s idiocy in the face of social upheaval through the iconography of Westerns.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Giorgi Mamardashvili’s solid debut against Chelsea suggested that the absence of Alisson due to another hamstring injury shouldn’t be too keenly felt over the coming month.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Watching keenly from afar were Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairman Alan Bergman.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
All of which the district was keenly aware of for many years.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keenly
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Several years ago, Hamilton County, which avidly pursued death penalty cases for decades, had a larger death row population per capita than the home counties of Los Angeles or Miami.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Following the revelation by his mother that Louis was avidly gathering conkers as a favorite autumn activity, the World Conker Championships extended an offer for the prince to become the event's honorary patron.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In addition to getting calorically high and nutrient-dense whole foods such as fruits and vegetables, acutely malnourished people need therapeutic food.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Japan and South Korea’s advanced manufacturing economies are acutely threatened by China’s weaponization of trade.—
Young Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In Cuanajo, a short drive from Pátzcuaro, at the Téllez family home, two young children, Mayte and Luis Enrique, excitedly lead me to the back.—
Luisa Navarro,
Saveur,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sure enough, George looks up excitedly, having evidently heard his favorite word.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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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
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Once home, Maymay eagerly ate the food offered to her.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Fans of curling, figure skating, and a weird sport where people ski and then fire a gun are eagerly anticipating February 2026 for the return of the Winter Olympics!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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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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Anatolij is enthusiastically part of that heroic and delicate mission.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Her twirls and spins are more careful, as befits a septuagenarian, and each was cheered enthusiastically by a crowd urging her on.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
23 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
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“Keenly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keenly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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