as in wizard
a very smart person
he must be some kind of wiz to have graduated college at age 19
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Recent Examples of wiz
Ex-student Charles is a trigonometry wiz, but all the logic in the world can’t prevent his longing for death.
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
Luckily, he’s got a tech wiz (Ariana DeBose) and a sidekick (John Cena) watching his back.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
Billy Strings, May 21, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Music
Billy Strings, metal head turned bluegrass wiz, set for San Diego gig at Soda Bar
Oct. 17, 2018
13.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Bruce Bochy’s credentials as a bullpen wiz may get revoked because of this bunch.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
Luckily, he’s got a tech wiz (Ariana DeBose) and a sidekick (John Cena) watching his back.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
Billy Strings, May 21, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Music
Billy Strings, metal head turned bluegrass wiz, set for San Diego gig at Soda Bar
Oct. 17, 2018
13.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Bruce Bochy’s credentials as a bullpen wiz may get revoked because of this bunch.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiz
Noun
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For that reason, ID president Jason Sarlanis told THR that The Fall of Diddy aimed for a full picture of Combs, which includes the darkness that lay beneath his creative genius and a seemingly obsessive need to control and abuse people in his orbit, including employees.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The separation of the show between Willy’s ready-to-wear and Adidas through a lighting and music change was genius, and playing the excerpt from Bishop Mariann Budde at the end drove his message and position home.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For event questions or to register via phone, call (858) 215-2570. Art of Wine with Barbara Baxter Join wine whiz Barbara Baxter, who trained at Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Napa and studied in Italy and France, on a delightful romp through cultural history paired with harmonious wines.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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The primary suspect in the Thompson assassination is a young man of great privilege, a tech whiz with a promising future now ended by allegedly brandishing a ghost gun outside a New York hotel and taking Thompson’s life.—
Steven Gaydos,
Variety,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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