as in smart
having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment
shows a clear-eyed understanding of what it takes to be successful in business
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Recent Examples of clear-eyed
But this future requires us to approach these technologies with both optimism and clear-eyed recognition of their limitations.
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Max Bohun, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Still, Pankey remains clear-eyed and optimistic about APEX’s trajectory.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 May 2025
The good news is that Trump himself is clear-eyed on matters pertaining to Iran.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
His clever and clear-eyed tenant and housemate, Viva Morales, is constantly thwarting his schemes.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Max Bohun, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Still, Pankey remains clear-eyed and optimistic about APEX’s trajectory.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 May 2025
The good news is that Trump himself is clear-eyed on matters pertaining to Iran.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
His clever and clear-eyed tenant and housemate, Viva Morales, is constantly thwarting his schemes.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for clear-eyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear-eyed
Adjective
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Ushering In The Electrification Era Technologies enabling smart renewable energy solutions, reliable battery-management systems and sustainable manufacturing practices are central to our electricity infrastructure.—
Henrik Mannesson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The organization will help fund new ideas in smart home technologies, energy efficiency, digitization, safety and more.—
Jennifer Bradley Franklin,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The people that farm or garden are very interesting, very resourceful, very astute.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
1 June 2025
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Patti LuPone, fresh off the set of And Just Like That…, has caused an internet kerfuffle with her astute (and deliciously eloquent) jabs at costars, former lovers, theatergoers, and even Times Square pedestrians in her recent profile in The New Yorker.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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To the world, Seema is a shrewd real estate broker.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Wonderfully surreal, completely original, and frequently hilarious, La Máquina — which also stars Eiza González (3 Body Problem) as Eduardo’s shrewd ex-wife, Irasema — packs a powerful punch.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
22 May 2025
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The Sunday terror attack in Boulder, Colorado, two weeks after two Israeli Embassy employees were killed in Washington, D.C., highlights a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents that have occurred in the United States since 2020.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2025
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President Donald Trump’s turbulent tariff policy is projected to cause a sharper slowdown in economic growth in the United States and around the world than previously expected, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) found in a Tuesday report.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
3 June 2025
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“Clear-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear-eyed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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