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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These healthy children were an argument for a midwife’s skills.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 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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Travel costs keep climbing in 2026, and a wellness retreat at home is becoming the smarter way to reset without spending thousands on flights and resort stays.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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There’s also a smart key system with proximity detection, automatic steering wheel unlocking, and seat opening.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 13,
New Atlas,
13 June 2026
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For up to a month, Luban remained in a spot off the southern coast of India that is known for high food productivity.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known and can spread easily, especially among unvaccinated or undervaccinated populations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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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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Forget about the astute narration (barbershops, bankers and roundabouts).—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The two were walking around the Hotel Royal in Evian-les-Bains, France, when the conversation was overheard by astute observers.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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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Funded by the National Science Foundation, our multidisciplinary team blended our expertise in causal inference, sustainability and cybersecurity, to work on the tangled question of what people do with their consumer electronics when they’re done using them.—
Eric Williams,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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Blending live action and animation, the digital shorts pair Pratt’s curiosity and humor with Goodwin’s historical expertise and fact-checking to highlight America’s founding ideals.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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With venom and shrewd determination, Nicholson paints his character as a swaggering monster who milks every syllable of his dialogue with vitriolic relish.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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In an effort to fix it, the Lions made some shrewd, perhaps necessary, moves.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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