acute
Example Sentences
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The benefits have been particularly acute during periods of shocks, including the global financial crisis and COVID, he said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Most single adults who become homeless each year are homeless under acute circumstances, meaning they are potentially reversible with timely assistance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The problems residents complain about feel more acute and intractable.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Yang: We are experiencing something in an acute way that I think everyone is experiencing, which is we are seeing ourselves in the third person.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
There was even a name for it: acute stress reaction.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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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