smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn 
variants
or less commonly smart phone
plural smartphones also smart phones
: a cell phone that includes additional software functions (such as email or an Internet browser)
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In the early 1900s, long before smartphones and selfie sticks, tourists flocked to Yellowstone National Park — not for the geysers or scenery, but for a grotesque show: A nightly spectacle of grizzly bears raiding cafeteria scraps from open-pit landfills like desperate, starving pirates.
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
The culprit is clear: unrestricted access to smartphones and social media.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The Trump administration on Friday urged Haitians with TPS to voluntarily leave the U.S. by using a smartphone app that officials have converted into a system to facilitate self-deportations.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Powered by the Google Tensor G2 and Tensor M2 security chip, the Google Pixel 7 Pro offers similar flagship performance to other high-end Android smartphones but for less – and that's without taking into account today's staggering $700 discount.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 27 June 2025
The culprit is clear: unrestricted access to smartphones and social media.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The Trump administration on Friday urged Haitians with TPS to voluntarily leave the U.S. by using a smartphone app that officials have converted into a system to facilitate self-deportations.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Powered by the Google Tensor G2 and Tensor M2 security chip, the Google Pixel 7 Pro offers similar flagship performance to other high-end Android smartphones but for less – and that's without taking into account today's staggering $700 discount.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
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“Smartphone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smartphone. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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smartphone
noun
smart·phone
ˈsmärt-ˌfōn
: a cell phone that includes additional functions (as email or an Internet browser)
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