smart move

noun

: a good decision
Taking that job was a smart move.

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The $10 billion that Cursor keeps even if the deal doesn’t happen looks, to my traditional M&A reporter brain, like the largest breakup fee on record (a smart move, given Musk’s penchant for getting cold feet). Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Matching Furniture Sets In the ’90s, buying all your case goods in a single collection—same wood tone or finish, same form, same everything—was considered a smart move. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026 These things can happen both on and off a resort, so getting travel insurance could be a smart move. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026 Not a breakthrough technology, perhaps, but a smart move from a man who’s navigated the realities of real estate his whole career. Diane Brady, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smart move

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“Smart move.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart%20move. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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