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Recent Examples of street-smart
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.
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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
As Belle, the street-smart babysitter turned getaway driver, Erivo brings a no-nonsense attitude and physical command that belies her diminutive stature.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The Hindi-language show stars Ananya Pandey as a former spoiled girl from an elite family who becomes street-smart reporter who mixes being broke with breaking news.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
Still, they’re clearly meant to evoke his scrappy, street-smart beginnings.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Kiwis were street-smart and nullified home advantage with top-order batsmen who set totals up and a dream seam team with a bang-on frontline spinner.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Though Eddie Murphy still hustles and puts people on, it’s become impossible to think of his street-smart Detroit cop, Axel Foley, as an outsider in America’s richest, flossiest community.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
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
As Belle, the street-smart babysitter turned getaway driver, Erivo brings a no-nonsense attitude and physical command that belies her diminutive stature.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The Hindi-language show stars Ananya Pandey as a former spoiled girl from an elite family who becomes street-smart reporter who mixes being broke with breaking news.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
Still, they’re clearly meant to evoke his scrappy, street-smart beginnings.
—Molly McPherson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Kiwis were street-smart and nullified home advantage with top-order batsmen who set totals up and a dream seam team with a bang-on frontline spinner.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Though Eddie Murphy still hustles and puts people on, it’s become impossible to think of his street-smart Detroit cop, Axel Foley, as an outsider in America’s richest, flossiest community.
—David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024
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“Street-smart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/street-smart. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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