as in neatly
in a strikingly neat and trim manner
sharply dressed groomsmen at a formal wedding
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Recent Examples of sharply
However, cases have sharply risen since 2021, likely due to a combination of mutating bacteria and declining rates of vaccination overall, especially among teens getting a booster dose for bacterial meningitis, doctors suggest.
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Trump has prioritized breaking China’s stranglehold on the global supply of rare earths ever since the world’s number two economy sharply restricted who could buy them after the United States imposed widespread tariffs last spring.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
As a result, he was sharply criticized by radical nudists.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Panama — more than Venezuela — is where these approaches collide most sharply.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
While fast charging is already challenging at room temperature, low temperatures exacerbate kinetic limitations, triggering lithium plating on graphite anodes and sharply reducing available capacity.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
Without a deal, some of the alternatives could sharply cut the amount of water available for Southern California.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, two sharply contrasting accounts began to emerge.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Kassidy Hooter, seen here with her husband Morgan and their three children, faces sharply higher health costs after an Affordable Care Act tax credit expired in December of 2025.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharply
Adverb
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And not everything has to be tied up neatly in a bow.—
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Not all issues fit neatly into the affordability frame.—
Adverb
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The film smartly foreshadows what will befall Alma and Maggie and Hank.—
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So this is clearly now a multi-year rebuild; any hopes that this could be a patch-job (smartly filling a few needs but keeping most of these players) logically were eliminated in lopsided losses to Pittsburgh and New England.—
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Every detail is carefully considered, right down to the moon-like globe lighting (which we're told is meant to emulate the bulbs surrounding a starlet's dressing room mirrors), and a calming palette of forest greens, powder pinks and deep blues gives the space a classic yet contemporary feel.—
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Measure carefully and note the pattern repeat if there is one.—
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“Sharply.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharply. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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