as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind
a supersmart guy in college, he later founded a dot-com that's now worth gazillions
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Recent Examples of supersmart
Back in Beaune, have lunch at Maison du Colombier, a casual, supersmart gastronomique tapas bar serving Franco-Catalan small plates (baby sardines on toast, Iberico ham of the highest grade) and a serious and wide-ranging wine list with a mix of old-school and innovative bottles.
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Hugh Garvey, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2018
Hugh Garvey, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersmart
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If dinosaurs were strong and intelligent — if humans didn’t really deserve to inherit the Earth from them — then their death in a cosmic freak accident represents unimaginable loss.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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For years, now, we have been forced to tap, swipe, and scan in an outdated infrastructure, built for a pre-intelligent era.—
Alex Israel,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Going beyond the basics of a typical smart scale, the MorphoScan breaks down segmental muscle and fat for each arm, each leg, and your torso, similar to a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which is essentially a medical imagery test to gauge these same attributes.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Police in Ann Arbor want all fans coming to town to celebrate this weekend to make smart decisions.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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It’s served alongside rice cooked with mushrooms and herbs, a clever mashup of Malaysian nasi ulam and Haitian djon djon.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meghan Blanco, a former federal prosecutor and veteran defense attorney, suggested Gee’s inaction with Essayli might be a clever act of resistance.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The strikes temporarily disrupted the spacecraft’s electrical systems, but quick action by mission control kept the mission on track.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hours were spent on Zoom calls with Garden (based in England) poring over match film on Wyscout, Olsson quick to point out the flaws and areas of improvement and Garden quicker to point out the strengths.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Noah Gregor scored the fastest goal to begin a game in franchise history, Mackie Samoskevich followed shortly after to give Florida its fastest two goals to begin a game in franchise history, and the Panthers never looked back in a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Croatia was unable to defend the fast-break attack, allowing Endrick to play the ball on for Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli to put away with ease.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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When his team returned to the deep-sea site, however, its brilliant colors were smothered under a blanket of fluffy gray scum.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Woo yielded one hit over seven brilliant innings, setting down his last 12 batters and recording six strikeouts while matching the longest scoreless start of his career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Supersmart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersmart. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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