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Recent Examples of street-smart
Garry Marshall's flick spins a modern Cinderella story starring Julia Roberts as the scrappy, street-smart escort Vivian and Richard Gere as leverage buyout executive Edward, who offers her a taste of the high life in exchange for her company at social gatherings.
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In a recurring role, Martin will play Booker, a street-smart criminal.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Through it all, Lauper’s mixture of street-smart philosophies delivered with candor and undiminished vocal prowess cement her standing as a hall of famer far beyond a music museum.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Goldwyn continued to crave the skills of savvy, street-smart writers like Hellman, the kind of intellect who might elevate an industry many cultured people still looked down their nose at.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Cutting satire ensues when the girl’s street-smart sister, who believes her sibling is being devoured whole by the 1 percent, intervenes to save her.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Her desperation to be liked is off-putting to everyone except street-smart Emily, who immediately takes to this eager beaver who will do anything to please.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 1 May 2025
After a chance encounter on Hollywood Boulevard when Edward stops to ask for directions, the corporate raider hires the street-smart Vivian to spend the night with him at his hotel, which ultimately turns into a week.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The For My Fans Tour date doubled as a survey of the Queen of Hip Hop Soul’s career and a summation of her triumphant journey from a street-smart artist who burst on the scene to a superstar who overcame everything from serious depression to substance abuse.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In a recurring role, Martin will play Booker, a street-smart criminal.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Through it all, Lauper’s mixture of street-smart philosophies delivered with candor and undiminished vocal prowess cement her standing as a hall of famer far beyond a music museum.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Goldwyn continued to crave the skills of savvy, street-smart writers like Hellman, the kind of intellect who might elevate an industry many cultured people still looked down their nose at.
—Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Cutting satire ensues when the girl’s street-smart sister, who believes her sibling is being devoured whole by the 1 percent, intervenes to save her.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Her desperation to be liked is off-putting to everyone except street-smart Emily, who immediately takes to this eager beaver who will do anything to please.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 1 May 2025
After a chance encounter on Hollywood Boulevard when Edward stops to ask for directions, the corporate raider hires the street-smart Vivian to spend the night with him at his hotel, which ultimately turns into a week.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
The For My Fans Tour date doubled as a survey of the Queen of Hip Hop Soul’s career and a summation of her triumphant journey from a street-smart artist who burst on the scene to a superstar who overcame everything from serious depression to substance abuse.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for street-smart
Adjective
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Our conscious experience is assembled on the fly as our brains respond to constantly changing inputs, calculate potential courses of action, and execute responses like a streetwise kid.—
Michael S Gazzaniga,
Discover Magazine,
29 Feb. 2012
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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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But Tocqueville’s shrewder observation is that rising legal and economic equality indirectly produces social inequality as the dominant class is forced to confront the prospect of forfeiting its dominance.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Houston Astros might have been the shrewdest deadline buyer.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street-smart. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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