smartly

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Recent Examples of smartly Incredibly easy to style, these effortless shoes pair casually with jeans, smartly with trousers or a skirt, or elegantly with your favorite fall dress. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2026 There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking! — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 When Fernandes drives inside with the ball, a potential passing lane opens out to Rashford, and Fernandes finds it smartly. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Amenities and experiences Harmon Guest House smartly devotes most of its real estate to guest rooms, allowing for maximum comfort in a busy area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 While more fans bought tickets, or even showed up to the stadium, many smartly left as soon as possible. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Apple has also smartly repositioned some important system elements to take advantage of the wider screens. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 The Gallaghers, known for their love of windbreakers and Fred Perry polos, dressed smartly for the occasion in all black (though still decidedly unfancy, with Liam layering a T-shirt underneath a blazer and Noel wearing a zip-up jacket). — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Still, the game smartly kicks off with a quick rundown of what went down in the first Isolation, narrated by Ripley, who was responsible for the destruction of the infested Sevastopol station. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smartly
Adverb
  • Her beauty look, with gleaming skin and braids pulled back neatly, was similarly unfussy.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Green fragrances are gaining ground as shoppers move away from sweet gourmands and heavy vanilla scents, and tomato leaf fits neatly into that shift toward fresher, more botanical profiles.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The kind and volume of content being sought are being defined more sharply.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The share of parents who believe their children share their commitment to giving back fell even more sharply to 65% from 76%.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • People with eating disorders may exhibit compulsive behaviors around both exercise and eating, including working out for multiple hours every day and carefully calculating every aspect of their diet.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some of these spaces were inhabited by horses or llamas, but many were just sown with Kentucky blue grass that was carefully cut every weekend.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Smartly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smartly. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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