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smarten

[smahr-tn] / ˈsmɑr tn /


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"They can fix it," one Whitehall source says, but "they have to realise they have caused it and smarten up how they make decisions".

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Amazon’s orb-like Echo Dot is one of the most affordable ways to smarten up your home, and it’s now cheaper than ever before.

From The Verge ● Apr. 25, 2022

“I would like to see people smarten up so that we don’t have to have a mandate in the first place,” she said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2021

It’s also a self-protective reflex in the workplace: there’s vindication in seeing a boss who’s always telling others to smarten up wearing her sweater inside-out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018

"We could smarten up a bit and then go-" "We ought to take spears," said Sam.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding


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