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acutely

[uh-kyoot-lee] / əˈkjut li /
ADVERB
sharply
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The effects are rippling into the broader global economy, and the pain is acutely felt at truck stops like the Flying J in Orange, Texas, where diesel hovered around $6.26 a gallon on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

Even from a distance, Marie’s mark will be most acutely felt along the coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Beyond rose Middle Mountain, just 2,500 feet high but acutely angled and an entirely different experience on a hot day with a cumbersome pack sagging down on tender shoulders.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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