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Following in those shrewd, shirtless footsteps, perhaps one day Jonas will be peed on by Nicole Kidman, too.

The deviating family melodrama has, thankfully, been replaced by shrewd spycraft.

As someone with a shrewd eye for the absurd, it is entirely possible somewhere Joan Rivers is smiling right now.

It was, all things considered, a very shrewd publicity stunt.

To be fair, the palace have played a very shrewd game with George.

Yet he could see into the heart of things as well as most men, for he was a shrewd Scotchman, and had a pawky humour.

This was accompanied by a shrewd look to his son, indicating plainly enough what he expected him to say.

A vein of shrewd and humorous sarcasm, together with an under-current of quiet selfishness, made him a very pleasant companion. '

With the shrewd cleverness that scarcely ever deserted her, she had forced her temper into the service of deception.

Taylor is a shrewd fellow; full of useful bits of information, and knows, I really believe, three-fourths of London by name.

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On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to shrewd, such as: astute, cagey, canny, crafty, farsighted, and ingenious.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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