- present tense form of smart (3rd person singular).
smarts
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But in order to survive the woods, Murphy will have to dig deep into his wartime past and rely on his own skills and smarts to make out it out intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
New Zealand's smarts initially defused the fire and fury inside the cauldron, however.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
She was a mix of simple pragmatism and mountain smarts and always seemed to be having more fun than everyone else on stage and in the audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Winmill said his bets rely on smarts at the tops of companies.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
What she lacked in smarts Hasina made up for in mischief and a mouth that, Giti said, ran like a sewing machine.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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