as in awake
paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity
an open-eyed deer cautiously grazed in the backyard
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Recent Examples of open-eyed
For Hazony, the common good can be divined from an open-eyed examination of history and nature.
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Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
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But that isn’t to say jolting awake shortly after turning out the lights is cause to schedule an MRI scan.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Here Catherine is again, unable to stay awake and protect her son.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Bucks that seem alert and nervous — look for twitchy ears and a constantly bobbing head — are more likely to detect you movement and are also more likely to duck arrows.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Other cultures took naps during the day to adapt to intense midday temperatures or feel more alert during nighttime dangers.Carley Millhone, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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Japan’s Ministry of Defense in Tokyo vowed to remain vigilant, to continue to gather information and to monitor the situation closely.Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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But as with any potential emerging disease, staying vigilant is key.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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In stage one the car is controlled remotely by a watchful parent.Vijay Govindarajan, Tojin T. Eapen, Daniel J. Finkenstadt, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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An oncologist who, in the face of this much evidence, shrugged and proposed watchful waiting as the best therapy would not be an optimist.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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For wide-awake eyes, Mrs. Bieber swipes on Kosas’ Revealer Concealer, which is another multipurpose product.Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
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Forgotten that prayer is a kind of wide-awake drift toward God.Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Open-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-eyed. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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