- present tense form of smart (3rd person singular).
smarts
Example Sentences
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Risky behavior mixed with exceptional smarts is a subject near and dear to Elm’s founder, Victor Haghani.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Winmill said his bets rely on smarts at the tops of companies.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The new Siri is powered by Apple Intelligence, which runs on Apple Foundational Models, which tap in to Google’s Gemini smarts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
While Borthwick has generally been wedded to speed and breakdown smarts in his back row, there is the option of adding some bosh.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
Even Bodega with his street smarts and cunning lacked what Nazario had.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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