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Recent Examples of street-smart
The result is a perfectly balanced look that feels effortless, chic, and completely street-smart.
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Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Tyler Perry loves his broad comedies, many revolving around his most enduring character, Madea, the blunt, street-smart, occasionally violent grandmother with a heart of gold.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Again, book-smart, not street-smart.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart detective, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart Detective Raven, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
After a traumatic, near-fatal incident, her young, street-smart detective made some messy choices outside of work that spilled into her professional life.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
His character of the same name was a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
In the show, a street-smart Neapolitan hustler inherits a remote estate in Finnish Lapland.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
Tyler Perry loves his broad comedies, many revolving around his most enduring character, Madea, the blunt, street-smart, occasionally violent grandmother with a heart of gold.
—Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Again, book-smart, not street-smart.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart detective, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Since the film is a little over 90 minutes, our street-smart Detective Raven, who has relied on his gut and the terrifyingly invasive AI tools throughout the trial, is finally liberated from the chair in the third act, as the twisty-turny tale morphs into an attack on Mercy itself.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
After a traumatic, near-fatal incident, her young, street-smart detective made some messy choices outside of work that spilled into her professional life.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
His character of the same name was a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
In the show, a street-smart Neapolitan hustler inherits a remote estate in Finnish Lapland.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for street-smart
Adjective
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The arrangements are streetwise.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most recently, Bella has favored a streetwise approach to dressing, combining her love for athleisure and sportswear with more fashion-forward collectibles—including square-toe boots, ’90s shoulder bags, and vintage Jean Paul Gaultier.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2022
Adjective
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For the past 35 years, Colleen Murphy has been in the front ranks of protecting our right to know, many of those years as the shrewd general of the ragtag good government army.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The dispensing of moral instruction is an often tiresome staple of child-friendly animation, but the lessons that Mabel must learn—to be less impulsive, less strident, and more willing to see the good in others—also turn out to be shrewd organizational and negotiating tactics.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street-smart. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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