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as in smart
having or showing quickness of mind
proud parents typically insist that their child is intelligent way beyond his or her years his intelligent response to the emergency averted a disaster
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as in rational
having the ability to reason
there is some debate over whether dolphins are intelligent animals
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as in discreet
having or showing good judgment and restraint especially in conduct or speech
the only intelligent response to such a tasteless joke is to quickly change the subject
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Recent Examples of intelligent
The antineutrino signature can even persist for millions of years; detecting a sustained versus a transient antineutrino source will still not be a smoking gun for intelligent aliens.
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Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025
That was when Livingstone started inventing tasks at home, and was delighted to see the intelligent dog learning new commands fast.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Rather, the singularity is humans using AI to become super-intelligent.
—Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Enterprise leaders now have the opportunity to embed resilience into the very architecture of decision-making, operations, and culture through intelligent systems.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Big Think, 10 Apr. 2025
That was when Livingstone started inventing tasks at home, and was delighted to see the intelligent dog learning new commands fast.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Rather, the singularity is humans using AI to become super-intelligent.
—Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Enterprise leaders now have the opportunity to embed resilience into the very architecture of decision-making, operations, and culture through intelligent systems.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intelligent
Adjective
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The style is a challenge: should their comedy be smart and savvy or broad and easy-going?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Light enough to layer over tights or leggings in colder weather, these pants are a smart choice for sightseeing or hiking in rainy conditions, but they can easily be dressed up with a cute blouse or blazer.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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Though the camerawork is relatively discreet, the imagination all too easily fills in any gory details the eye can’t see.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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His aunt looks directly at Farah, making no effort to be discreet.—
David Bezmozgis,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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The lingo, the faces, the concerns – all seemed, if not entirely authentic, then at least clever enough to create some backstage buzz.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Just make sure your clever solution doesn’t create additional fire hazards i.e. don’t hide cords under a rug.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is another reason to be cautious about forecasting tariff impacts.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Collins said Republicans also need to be cautious about slashing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, another budget-cutting target identified by fiscal conservatives.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This mower features a quick start system and a side discharge for efficient grass management.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Here’s how the playoff picture looks: Two quick takeaways here: Multiple seeds in the Western Conference were up for grabs entering yesterday’s games.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the new policy changes should be done more deliberately, with public input, a clear communication strategy and reasonable timeline, the AARP explained in the letter.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Given that this decline coincided with the large-scale movement of the US Commercial fishing fleet into those waters, the idea that overfishing might have something to do with it seemed a reasonable hypothesis.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Make sure to use politeness while prompting, though do not go overboard and be judicious in such wording.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Other animals are much more judicious.—
Eli Elster,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Intelligent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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