smarten
Example Sentences
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Could have the game for Australia, but needs to smarten up.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
It may not sound as great as the fourth-gen Echo Dot, but it still offers impressive sound for its size and remains an affordable way to smarten up any room.
From The Verge • Jun. 3, 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
Next, smarten the grid by updating technology to increase the network’s flexibility and responsiveness.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021
If that fool think somebody saying thank you mean they like you, she need to smarten up.
From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.