as in watchful
having unusually keen vision
the sharp-sighted hunter spotted the deer and motioned to his companions
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Adjective
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Aid workers and volunteers scrambled to collect dead bodies off the streets under the watchful eye of M23 patrols.—
Monika Pronczuk and Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Antibiotics are still used to treat TB, including isoniazid, the drug that began in a secret trial at Sea View Hospital under the watchful eye of the Black Angels.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Feb. 4), further building out Maxar Technologies' sharp-eyed WorldView Legion constellation.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The revival is a remarkable about-face for the longtime eatery, which closed Nov. 10 after Huynh, the restaurant’s chic and sharp-eyed matriarch, announced her retirement along with her husband, chef and co-owner Jason Huynh.—
Phillip Valys,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The observant prankster revealed how any feminists who hail the Academy’s berserk nomination are their own worst enemy.—
Armond White,
National Review,
5 Feb. 2025
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And that's a Jewish family where parents are either observant or maybe observe some of the holidays.—
Marcy Thompson,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Sharp-sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-sighted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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