as in neatly
in a strikingly neat and trim manner
the smartly dressed scouts marched at the head of the Memorial Day parade
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Recent Examples of smartly
The man was alone and smartly dressed in a button-down shirt, khaki pants and professorial eyeglasses.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The Golden Girls team smartly zeroed in on the parts of Gold’s song that would work best for the show.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The display can smartly scale down to 1Hz when idle and now comes with a new anti-reflective coating.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
And the fourth-gen Google Nest Learning Thermostat, discounted by 37%, smartly adapts to your schedule while keeping your home comfortable and energy bills lower.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
My dad was a basketball player who was able to smartly and successfully use some of his name recognition to have a career in the insurance business.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox smartly signed him to an eight-year, $130 million extension through 2033 with a club option for 2034.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring ends by teasing the Warrens’ most famous case, the Amityville Horror, but The Conjuring 2 smartly doesn’t focus on that.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump, smartly, has once again put a lot of Democrats and liberals on the losing side of an issue.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
The Golden Girls team smartly zeroed in on the parts of Gold’s song that would work best for the show.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The display can smartly scale down to 1Hz when idle and now comes with a new anti-reflective coating.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
And the fourth-gen Google Nest Learning Thermostat, discounted by 37%, smartly adapts to your schedule while keeping your home comfortable and energy bills lower.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
My dad was a basketball player who was able to smartly and successfully use some of his name recognition to have a career in the insurance business.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox smartly signed him to an eight-year, $130 million extension through 2033 with a club option for 2034.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The Conjuring ends by teasing the Warrens’ most famous case, the Amityville Horror, but The Conjuring 2 smartly doesn’t focus on that.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Trump, smartly, has once again put a lot of Democrats and liberals on the losing side of an issue.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smartly
Adverb
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Eighteen years on from her international debut in Osaka in 2007, her final bow taking place in Tokyo means Fraser-Pryce’s career is neatly bookended by World Championships in Japan.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Solving Messy, Unclear Problems Not every challenge at work comes neatly labeled with instructions.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, if rates rise sharply, Buffett can earn more on cash and bonds while waiting, raising the bar for equity investments.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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So, be sure to scroll slowly and carefully!—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Artisans in Italy carefully spin and weave the yarn, printing and finishing each scarf by hand.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Smartly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smartly. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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