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Recent Examples of street-smart
Olivia Brown played Trudy Joplin, Gina’s equally street-smart partner who’s a bit more sensitive to the realities of the job.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Yet there’s something disarming about how Riley’s sense of play holds this street-smart meta-rebellion fantasy together.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
The result is a perfectly balanced look that feels effortless, chic, and completely street-smart.
—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
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
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Yet there’s something disarming about how Riley’s sense of play holds this street-smart meta-rebellion fantasy together.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
The result is a perfectly balanced look that feels effortless, chic, and completely street-smart.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for street-smart
Adjective
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Johansson spends the movie in an unfortunate blonde wig and glasses, with a thick Long Island accent, as the wife to Teller’s non-streetwise suburban dad, who unwittingly puts a target on his family’s back.—
Jada Yuan,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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The arrangements are streetwise.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 56-year-old Iranian American, who grew up in Los Angeles, is the architect of shrewd moves that have brought Paramount within reach of its blockbuster merger that would redefine Hollywood.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Prove his nous in the transfer market Based on Nuno’s first window, Axel Disasi, 28, the loanee from Chelsea and Taty Castellanos, 27, the €29m arrival from Lazio, were shrewd signings.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street-smart. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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