as in watchful
having unusually keen vision a very sharp-eyed child found the last Easter egg, which was hidden in the flower arrangement

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“Sharp-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharp-eyed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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