smarten
Example Sentences
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“They’re just so good on the power play. So let’s just smarten up in that area.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
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
MPs have been told to smarten up their clothing when they return from summer recess to the Commons next week.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2021
It don’t take long to smarten up, does it?”
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.