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sharply

adverb as in piercingly

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In recent decades, the populations of many vulture species declined sharply and are now acutely threatened with extinction.

Any trip to the supermarket reminds us that prices have risen sharply in recent years.

From BBC

Trump sharply reduced the boundaries of two monuments in Utah — Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase — and stripped protections from a marine monument off the coast of New England to allow commercial fishing.

When free bags became available again, plastic bag sales initially declined sharply and returned to pre-policy levels after 13 months.

One dives deep into the strained but anatomically accurate neck muscles and sharply delineated collar bones of St. Jerome, shown praying in the bleak wilderness.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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