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Recent Examples of smartness
Balancing out work, making art that feels authentic, while still having a smartness about commercializing it and finding ways to commercialize it positively.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
The Pixel Watch blends style and smartness in a way most wearables miss.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Engendered by the ubiquity of stable and robust WiFi and the incredible power of the smartphone’s system-on-a-chip design, the smart everything era demonstrates the full transfer of the smartness imaginary.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
The Pixel Watch blends style and smartness in a way most wearables miss.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smartness
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The whole resort has a magical feel to it–something like an imaginative, culturally-rich dreamland for thoughtful travelers who appreciate the elegance and joy of life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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His pieces appearing in the rooms as well as the public spaces give an unsettling elegance.—
Jamie Timson,
TheWeek,
27 May 2026
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Tulsi Gabbard, who on May 22 announced her resignation as director of national intelligence, is expected to be at the Camp David meeting.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
27 May 2026
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And in a business where net margins routinely run below 5%, that intelligence, and every extra milkshake sold, adds up fast.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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If your summer wardrobe is feeling a bit boring or outdated, don’t fret — Amazon just added tons of new styles to its sale section, and my top picks are all going for $10 or less.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Between 48 percent off platform sandals that feel just as cushioned as sneakers, to 60 percent off flexible, low-profile sneakers that’ll never challenge an overpacked suitcase, any of the shoes below will carry you through your summer outings in style.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Rollins didn’t just make some of the genre’s finest recordings; his muscular sound and intense intellect turned him into an embodiment of jazz itself.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Their intellect is the highest intellect of any human being on the planet.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The fresh flip-flop offerings prove that simplicity need not be sacrificed for stylishness, and that all-day comfiness should most certainly not take a back seat to a head-turning summertime aesthetic.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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Its 11-inch Ultra Retina XDR display offers extreme brightness, ProMotion fluid scrolling, and precise contrast control.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
24 May 2026
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And, to a large extent, Chicago third baseman Miguel Vargas, who lost two battles with the brightness and paved the way for Bader’s game-changing grand slam.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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The hotels in Canada’s biggest city tend to skew either unremittingly corporate or standard bohemian-chic.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Ortega also amped up the gothic chic, wearing a McQueen gray suit with a white corset-style lace-up collar.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
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Engineered to curl The brilliance of the new protective technology lies in its multi-layered design.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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Continue reading … STANDING OVATION — Hollywood icon reminds a fractured nation of the brilliance of the Constitution.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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“Smartness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smartness. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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