smartly

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Recent Examples of smartly Incredibly easy to style, these effortless shoes pair casually with jeans, smartly with trousers or a skirt, or elegantly with your favorite fall dress. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026 There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking! Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 When Fernandes drives inside with the ball, a potential passing lane opens out to Rashford, and Fernandes finds it smartly. Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Amenities and experiences Harmon Guest House smartly devotes most of its real estate to guest rooms, allowing for maximum comfort in a busy area. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 While more fans bought tickets, or even showed up to the stadium, many smartly left as soon as possible. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Apple has also smartly repositioned some important system elements to take advantage of the wider screens. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 The Gallaghers, known for their love of windbreakers and Fred Perry polos, dressed smartly for the occasion in all black (though still decidedly unfancy, with Liam layering a T-shirt underneath a blazer and Noel wearing a zip-up jacket). Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Still, the game smartly kicks off with a quick rundown of what went down in the first Isolation, narrated by Ripley, who was responsible for the destruction of the infested Sevastopol station. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smartly
Adverb
  • His punchy, slightly cornball charm, combined with a winning smile that neatly masked his Nixonian ambition, cemented Mulroney’s status as a modern Canadian politician, someone willing to lead the nation through the 1980s into an uncertain future.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • This approach assumes human behaviors fit neatly into predetermined blocks.
    Pratik Bhadra, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Prices have surged more than 20% this month as fighting has sharply escalated in the Persian Gulf.
    Spencer Kimball,Justina Lee, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The national average for regular gasoline has risen sharply over the past week, while California prices have climbed back to about $6 per gallon, according to AAA.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Your energy is a resource too, and spending it more carefully could improve more than your schedule.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The combination of technology was developed to deliver an exceptionally soft and comfortable ride, while the overall construction was carefully refined to create a premium experience from the moment runners step into the shoe.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Smartly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smartly. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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