smart move

noun

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

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Some see it as the smart move to create revenue within a conference that is making almost double what their counterparts in the ACC are making with year-end payouts. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026 The other smart move, well, requisite move, is having a band that can replicate Eddie, Alex, and Michael Anthony with respectable accuracy. Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026 Affordable Fashion at Quince Waiting to shop for summer fashion until a holiday weekend is a smart move, but Quince is constantly proving that affordable fashion can be found year-round — even outside of major sales events. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 This flick was originally headed to Apple TV before Netflix took over distribution, and that was a smart move. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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