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acutely

[uh-kyoot-lee] / əˈkjut li /
ADVERB
sharply
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We can easily patronize older people, and my mom, for one, is acutely aware of that.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

As a wasp biologist, I’ve noticed it acutely, because my students need wasps for their experiments, and we simply can’t find them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

The backlash from residents in the Central Valley to the possibility of even a small-scale data center demonstrates how acutely the issue has put many Americans on edge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The previous year's flood had made staff at the Rasuwagadhi immigration office acutely aware of the danger.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The infinite was as vast and cold as the ocean spreading around die ship, and in all that emptiness what Milton felt most acutely was the reality of his own buzzing mind.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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