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as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
the irritating whiz of a bee in the room
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often
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as in wizard
a very smart person
one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject
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or whizz
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as in to hum
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds
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Recent Examples of whiz
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Perrin’s contributions go beyond his bus-driving heroics A slender young man with a mop of curly brown hair, Perrin is a math whiz who graduated high school in Arcata at 16 and has been working at Kneeland Elementary ever since.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Coming within just a few thousand miles of the red planet's surface, the Psyche vehicle will benefit from a gravity boost that will send it whizzing toward the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Noun
This is the right era to be a whiz in math and a connoisseur of baseball.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Perrin’s contributions go beyond his bus-driving heroics A slender young man with a mop of curly brown hair, Perrin is a math whiz who graduated high school in Arcata at 16 and has been working at Kneeland Elementary ever since.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
Inside the deli, workers leapt for cover as bullets whizzed through the store.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Coming within just a few thousand miles of the red planet's surface, the Psyche vehicle will benefit from a gravity boost that will send it whizzing toward the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiz
Noun
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In this game, the buzzer represents the whistle of a foul-calling referee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Spirits remained high amongst the home crowd as the whistle blew for the second half, considering Sarasota had scored just nine goals in 11 league games before Wednesday night.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
28 May 2026
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Set the scene One of the very smartest hotel addresses in London, The Connaught Hotel’s energy crackles and fizzes from morning through night, with coming and goings, reunions, a hum of excitement and a permanent sense of occasion.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The sound of chopping and plates clattering echoes through the open room, where conversation builds into a steady hum that fills every corner.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Police and fire rescue experts say this is also serves a reminder to always wear personal flotation devices in and around rivers, creeks, ditches and lakes.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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But despite this, experts say the lack of AI play is not the main reason why global investors are exiting India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Skeletor, who was a human being named Keldor, is a wizard who uses mind control, among other abilities, to get his way from his hub on Snake Mountain.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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My old colleague Ben Morris, a statistical wizard, used to tell me that 10 games of a season generally produces enough data to have a good idea of how good a team would be.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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To test the concept, the team equipped Madagascar hissing cockroaches with a lightweight wearable backpack capable of collecting physiological and behavioral data.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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This might be as simple as a public argument – hissing whispers in an elevator.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The Coburg Bar buzzes with a zappy, more visible, businesses-like energy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Fans of the legendary designer and his whimsical, punk, off-kilter designs have been buzzing since the recent announcement that the Marc Jacobs Beauty brand would be making a triumphant return after a five-year hiatus.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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This group lacks sizzle without Parsons, who suffered a torn ACL in December and seems likely to begin the year on the physically unable to perform list.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The sizzle of sausage on the grill is part of the soundtrack of summer.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
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Wafting odors of 100-octane gasoline and rumbling purrs of V8 engines punched through the overcast morning at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday as the Velocity Invitational car meet entered its second day.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2026
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That detail has led researchers to wonder whether the purr is partly a self-healing mechanism, a body soothing itself from the inside out.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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“Whiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiz. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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