as in excellent
of the very best kind
a young Brit who's a wizard tennis player, although not ready for Wimbledon just yet
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as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the old wizard who introduces the young naïf to a life of adventure is one of the most overworked tropes in fantasy literature
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as in master
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
a wizard at fixing cars
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as in genius
a very smart person
a wizard who never studied for tests
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Recent Examples of wizard
Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Tactical Breach Wizards adds future-seeing, time-bending, hex-placing wizards, for one thing.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
The wizard wasn't forgotten as the Emerald Elixir brought a little mystery to the table.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
That’s given the 60-year-old makeup wizard and his wife Wang Liqun, the company’s vice chairwoman, a fortune of about $1.6 billion based on the closing price of HK$52.6, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs are either wizards or just illusionists.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Tactical Breach Wizards adds future-seeing, time-bending, hex-placing wizards, for one thing.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
The wizard wasn't forgotten as the Emerald Elixir brought a little mystery to the table.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
That’s given the 60-year-old makeup wizard and his wife Wang Liqun, the company’s vice chairwoman, a fortune of about $1.6 billion based on the closing price of HK$52.6, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizard
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Every business has setbacks, project cancellations, and external events that can sap the energy from your team members and override the benefits of even the best people management efforts, including personal recognition and communication, and excellent team collaboration.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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Now is an excellent moment to be brave and explore new projects, people and plans.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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The 2017 film from director Nikolaj Arcel introduces audiences to Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), a troubled teenager plagued by visions of a mysterious tower, a malevolent sorcerer and a lone gunslinger.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
7 Dec. 2024
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Belief in sorcery is widespread, though not everyone who believes sorcerers exist approves of the lynchings.—
Emma Bubola,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
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Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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Camila graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s degree in mass communication.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Compound returns will continue to reveal their eighth wonder genius, while Social Security will become morph into a late-in-life retirement supplement instead of a national retirement plan.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Palmer, in turn, leaned into her growing reputation as a crowdfunding genius.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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At 6-2, 202 pounds, Will Johnson has excellent size and length for a cornerback and would be a wonderful complement to Gardner.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The property’s prime location is also close to the launch sites of the area’s famed hot air balloon rides, which are a wonderful way to take in the spectacular views of the otherworldly land formations.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
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But compared at least with the infectious threat most prominent in very recent memory, H5N1 should have been a manageable foe, experts outside of federal agencies told me.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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For 60 years running, its jury of experts has picked the most stunning shots to win and earn accolades.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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French magazine Gala — a wiz at celebrity videos on TikTok — emerged as the top media voice with $32.2 million in MIV, 92 percent of it stemming from the video-sharing platform.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
17 Oct. 2024
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When another young black musical wiz, Teddy Riley of the hip-hop group Guy and co-producer of Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, comes to a recording studio in Virginia Beach, Williams gets his opportunity.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Wizard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wizard. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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