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keenly

[keen-lee] / ˈkin li /
ADVERB
acutely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








Example Sentences

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The fixture, one of the most keenly anticipated on both clubs' calendars, is likely to have ramifications for play-off qualification and seeding with Saints currently leading the table and Leicester third.

From BBC

Byrne has always had a knack for marrying camp with earnest determination, as though she’s keenly aware of how often the two intersect in everyday life.

From Salon

He is also keenly aware that the steeper fuel costs will eventually trickle into the prices consumers pay for goods he is carrying—from tires to watermelon—assuming his business survives.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gas pumps and grocery stores are two places where shoppers are keenly aware of prices.

From MarketWatch

From soaring heating oil bills for homes in Yorkshire to bill-saving school closures in Pakistan, the financial fallout from the war in the Middle East is already being keenly felt.

From BBC