as in skills
knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something
she's an excellent scholar of political science, but lacks the kind of savvy needed to run for public office
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as in smart
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
a particularly savvy investor, he was among the first to see the potential in tech stocks
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as in to know
to have a clear idea of
the man growled, "Don't ever date my daughter again—you savvy?"
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Recent Examples of savvy
Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Pratt’s digital savvy and populist politics have created a nationwide media storm around his campaign.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
That leaves us with smart solutions and savvy helpers that are specifically designed to minimize the heat, remove stuffiness, and provide soothing, cooling relief.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Megan Weis, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Which puts Kylie in pole position within what’s perhaps the world’s most culturally omnipresent and media-savvy family of the last 20 years.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The good news is that political savvy can be developed.
—Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Pratt’s digital savvy and populist politics have created a nationwide media storm around his campaign.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Adjective
Paramount is pushing to close the merger in July, thanks to a series of savvy legal moves shepherded by its chief legal officer, Makan Delrahim.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
That leaves us with smart solutions and savvy helpers that are specifically designed to minimize the heat, remove stuffiness, and provide soothing, cooling relief.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Verb
Better risk assessment and savvy about choosing sources of information help with personal finance and other domains.
—Megan Weis, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Which puts Kylie in pole position within what’s perhaps the world’s most culturally omnipresent and media-savvy family of the last 20 years.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for savvy
Noun
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Argentina needs Messi’s elite skills to remain among the best in the world.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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ZipRecruiter’s Invite to Apply feature enables employers to contact prospects whose skills match an open role, including passive candidates who may not be actively searching for a new job.—
Audrey Payne,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Food systems now account for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, but scientists say regenerative agriculture and climate-smart farming can help flip that into a future where farms also help grow climate solutions.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Federal authorities said the unsafe or improper use of drones, also known as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), can pose risks to aircraft, law enforcement operations and people on the ground.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Consider it a hometown tour led by a queen who’s captivated the world but still knows exactly where to find the best pho, the coolest art, and the perfect perch to watch someone else tear up the dance floor.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Sports features prominently across day one, with JioStar sports and live experiences CEO Ishan Chatterjee examining sport as a platform for fandom, AI and commerce, followed by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta on cricket’s global expansion and La Liga president Javier Tebas on fan engagement and enforcement.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Siebel Newsom has said their experiences of bullying and remote schooling during the pandemic informed her views on restricting kids’ access to social media and the impacts of artificial intelligence on children’s mental health.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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So what music to my ears were her astute assessment about the precision of Catullus’s diction across languages and the weirdly contemporary vocabulary itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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Here's Brown's, astute as always, analysis.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hughton, whose father is from Accra, understands the frustration of a fanbase starved of success for so long.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In cosmology itself, there has been quite a bit of progress in the past five years to develop the theoretical techniques to understand these three-dimensional data that have been gathered by new devices….—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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To the extent that AI tools have automated part of the job, the radiologists’ remaining tasks require a high level of formal training and specialized knowledge, or expertise.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Kapur believes Honeywell is uniquely positioned to capitalize on that trend because of its deep domain expertise and the vast amount of operational data already flowing through its systems.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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For some, collecting art is a shrewd financial investment, but that’s not how Pérez sees it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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That proved a shrewd move with Daniela ultimately connecting with Pitbulls and Addicts, an animal rescue based in Staten Island, that volunteered to take the dog.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Savvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savvy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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