shrewd
Origin of shrewd
1synonym study For shrewd
Other words for shrewd
Other words from shrewd
- shrewd·ly, adverb
- shrewd·ness, noun
- un·shrewd, adjective
- un·shrewd·ly, adverb
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How to use shrewd in a sentence
As my colleague Ben Morris wrote years ago, the advantage Beane’s shrewd deal-making brought to Oakland year after year was worth far more than any one star player could have provided the franchise.
If Billy Beane Is Done With Baseball, He’s Left An Indelible Mark | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | October 15, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightTesla’s been shrewd in exploiting a system in which rivals help fund its rise.
Tesla’s biggest profit center is dangerously close to running out of power | Shawn Tully | September 30, 2020 | FortuneDramatic as the latter move would be, it would be a shrewd one considering how declining linear viewership and accelerating cord cutting is making the economics of operating a cable TV network less tenable.
‘This was the zeitgeist year’: How TV networks sold advertisers on streaming in this year’s upfront | Tim Peterson | September 30, 2020 | DigidayFor tech companies, the four-day week incites laser focus and shrewd prioritization.
‘One debt companies are building up is burnout’: Ad tech embraces the four-day working week | Lucinda Southern | September 28, 2020 | DigidayEqual parts bitter tragedy and shrewd satire, it’s a cautionary tale against the ephemeral allures of fame and fortune, as well as an indictment of an industry that exploits and then discards the very people who make it possible in the first place.
Following in those shrewd, shirtless footsteps, perhaps one day Jonas will be peed on by Nicole Kidman, too.
Nick Jonas Is All Grown Up, Clutching His Penis and Everything | Kevin Fallon | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe deviating family melodrama has, thankfully, been replaced by shrewd spycraft.
‘Homeland’ Season 4: A Stripped-Down and Surprisingly Badass Return to Form | Marlow Stern | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs someone with a shrewd eye for the absurd, it is entirely possible somewhere Joan Rivers is smiling right now.
It was, all things considered, a very shrewd publicity stunt.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World | Marlow Stern | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo be fair, the palace have played a very shrewd game with George.
Prince George’s First Year Bodes Well for the Survival of the Royals | Tom Sykes | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet he could see into the heart of things as well as most men, for he was a shrewd Scotchman, and had a pawky humour.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThis was accompanied by a shrewd look to his son, indicating plainly enough what he expected him to say.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieA vein of shrewd and humorous sarcasm, together with an under-current of quiet selfishness, made him a very pleasant companion. '
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.With the shrewd cleverness that scarcely ever deserted her, she had forced her temper into the service of deception.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensTaylor is a shrewd fellow; full of useful bits of information, and knows, I really believe, three-fourths of London by name.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for shrewd
/ (ʃruːd) /
astute and penetrating, often with regard to business
artful and crafty: a shrewd politician
obsolete
piercing: a shrewd wind
spiteful
Origin of shrewd
1Derived forms of shrewd
- shrewdly, adverb
- shrewdness, noun
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