as in smart
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business
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Recent Examples of clear-eyed
Mussolini is at once an incisive psychological portrait of one of the 20th century’s most destructive individuals and a clear-eyed dissection of fascism’s politically expedient, intellectually incoherent origins.
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
But Adelaide is also, as usual, more clear-eyed than might be expected.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Today, more than two decades on, Archer is clear-eyed about his lucky breaks.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
This new space race will not be won with a single breakthrough or headline achievement, but with sustained commitment, clear-eyed vigilance, and a willingness to adapt over decades.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
But Adelaide is also, as usual, more clear-eyed than might be expected.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Today, more than two decades on, Archer is clear-eyed about his lucky breaks.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
This new space race will not be won with a single breakthrough or headline achievement, but with sustained commitment, clear-eyed vigilance, and a willingness to adapt over decades.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear-eyed
Adjective
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those rats were smarter, and their brains were larger and more complex than the brains of the rats in the isolated condition.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Senne Lammens continuing his composed start to his United career could at least counteract those types of chances for Brighton, while Amorim’s defenders will need to be astute to the movement of Hurzeler’s front-line.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The odd, sometimes astute connections and ideas her seemingly new brain forms are not entirely unpleasant.—
Bekah Waalkes,
The Atlantic,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wallstedt is a fan of YouTube videos showing shrewd traders buying and selling high-end watches — some of them valued at $15,000 or more — in the Diamond District, located on 47th Street not far from Times Square.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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Costco, though, was a shrewd recombination of what had come before rather than a straight copy.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Riding the ‘Bus’ Filip Gustavsson was really sharp again, giving the Wild a chance by keeping it close.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The brow of the mountain represents Budj Bim’s forehead, the sharp basalt scoria rocks are the giant’s teeth, and the lava flows are his blood, which poured over the land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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