acute
Example Sentences
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By then, doctors had removed her appendix, mistakenly thinking she had acute appendicitis.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Nearly half of all households fell into a tier “above the asset poverty line,” meaning they “have escaped acute fragility but do not currently have a foundation for resilience and growth.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Among a list of eight acute budget issues, the July 2 letter faulted the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Previous work by the same King's College London research team identified shared molecular pathways between acute spinal cord injury and Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
By Sunday the urge to check my e-mail is acute.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
Vocabulary lists containing acute
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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