wise (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise (up)
Verb
  • Guadagnino had noted to Piersanti that Alma was an upper-class woman, which informed the wardrobe pricing, while Maggie, played by Edebiri, was trying to emulate Alma but on a younger woman’s budget.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Few figures have informed the sensibility of NPR more than Stamberg.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as his involvement in the burglary is realized, Mooney decides to make a run for it.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, Jeff soon regains his memory, and after realizing he’s now forced to be a working stiff barely keeping his head above water, he’s pissed.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ellison has made a series of C-level hires since the deal closed, including Makan Delrahim, who advised Skydance on its acquisition of Paramount Global, as chief legal officer; former Meta exec Dane Glasgow as chief product officer; and Roku’s Jay Askinasi as chief revenue officer.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Experts still advise moderation—about 8 ounces a day—since too much can add unnecessary sugar to your diet.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers at Radware discovered the zero-click vulnerability in June 2025.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Debris that may be key evidence could be as small as a fingernail, experts told CNN, and might have been thrown miles away.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Those last six words are telling.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As much as the 49ers try to shield themselves from media speculation, Bethune couldn’t help but hear that their defense was in a bad way with Warner gone.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The universal love is the applause, either heard in person or received from afar, a love reinforced by the sense of an instant, intimate family—a life backstage or in the trailer, far more interesting than the often unhappy family left behind.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His firing came hours before the school instructed IDS to end all print publication, according to The Indianapolis Star.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Mazzulla instructed his assistants — a group that included two ex-NBA players and several former high-level college players — not to take it easy on the overmatched media team, applying a full-court press for nearly the entire game and burying their opponents beneath a barrage of 3-pointers.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He has not been seen in public since March, but the investigation of his activities had not previously been disclosed by Chinese authorities.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • More than 60% of European companies cite regulation as an obstacle to investment, and most see it as their biggest challenge overall.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Wise (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wise%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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