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acuteness

[uh-kyoot-nis] / əˈkyut nɪs /
NOUN
intensity
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A bout of weepy swooning, marveling at the acuteness of an aspartame-induced diet soda headache, was a bracing warning that even joy could be distractingly paralyzing.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

And the acuteness of that challenge has occurred at the same time as the rise of Q-stagram.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2020

And I think that the acuteness of that anger is embodied in that emotional response to the news cycle is present, definitely present in some way in the pilot.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2018

William Jay Smith, a former United States poet laureate whose work was known both for its acuteness of observation and acuteness of craftsmanship, died on Tuesday in Pittsfield, Mass. He was 97.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2015

She looked at trie with a kind of fresh acuteness.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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