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astute
adjective
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An astute reader noticed the contradiction in the final paragraph.
A small gallery asked volunteers to review labels for a student exhibition. Jules was a discerning reader who noticed subtle differences between confident description and unsupported interpretation. His astute suggestion was to compare each label with the artist's own notes.
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astutenessnoun
Skill in noticing what matters and making sound practical judgments.
The editor's astuteness helped her identify the manuscript's strongest argument.
Before printing, Ravi agreed to scrutinize the route notes, comparing each address with the organizer's confirmed location list. His discernment helped him separate a harmless variation in a building's nickname from a genuinely wrong street number. He showed astuteness by noticing that two individually workable clues sent teams through the same narrow entrance at once.
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