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
Culkin, on the other hand, has a clear-eyed view of the industry, viewing it as fickle and nobody’s friend.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
With a clear-eyed but not demagogic tone, stressing competition but not necessarily confrontation, and linking competition with China directly to the interests of Americans, Trump could rally the American public, civil society, academia, and the corporate sector behind the administration’s efforts.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
But scientists are clear-eyed about the risk ahead.
—Will Stone, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
Night Flyer, the latest book by Harvard University historian Tiya Miles, seeks to correct this imbalance, building on the work of biographers like Kate Clifford Larson and Catherine Clinton to present a clear-eyed portrait of the abolitionist and activist.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
With a clear-eyed but not demagogic tone, stressing competition but not necessarily confrontation, and linking competition with China directly to the interests of Americans, Trump could rally the American public, civil society, academia, and the corporate sector behind the administration’s efforts.
—Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
But scientists are clear-eyed about the risk ahead.
—Will Stone, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
Night Flyer, the latest book by Harvard University historian Tiya Miles, seeks to correct this imbalance, building on the work of biographers like Kate Clifford Larson and Catherine Clinton to present a clear-eyed portrait of the abolitionist and activist.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clear-eyed
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Kim would be an excellent addition to this roster: defense, speed, smart ball player.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the smartest thing about it was giving it the goofy name of Operation: Italy.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Haunted by an investigation that went unsolved years ago, the aged and beleaguered yet incredibly astute Deke is drawn back into the world of homicide after teaming up with the young, driven, idealistic Jim Baxter (Malek).Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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The Polish festival could hardly ask for a jury chair more astute to the nuances of craft behind the camera as well as in front of it.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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People And Beliefs About Angels The shrewdest place to begin an exploration of whether generative AI and large language models (LLMs) ought to believe in angels is best undertaken by considering the overall nature of human beliefs.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Schrader keeps things straight for viewers through the use of shrewd visual cues.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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The policy modestly increased subsidized enrollment in 2018 and 2019 after a sharp decline in 2017.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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BeReal, the social media app that championed authenticity, has been in sharp decline since its explosive growth in 2022.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Clear-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clear-eyed. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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