smart move

noun

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

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Talking to a tax advisor first is often a smart move. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Again, really good and smart move by Senator Schumer. Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025 The offensive line also would be a smart move in this spot. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025 In the ’90s and early 2000s, as international recruitment was spreading, playing college basketball wasn’t necessarily the smart move for the most elite foreign players. Dylan Scott, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025 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 2 May. 2025.

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