wise men

Definition of wise mennext
plural of wise man

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise men
Noun
  • The forecaster who makes the most accurate predictions, as early as possible, can earn a cash prize and, perhaps more important, the esteem of the world’s most talented seers.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Aug. 2019
Noun
  • Planted in swaths on the hillside is a mix of lavenders, plus sages and other California natives.
    Christine Lennon, Architectural Digest, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Long before neuroscience confirmed it, the sages understood that sustained outrage narrows perception, impairs judgment, and corrodes community.
    Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the last few years, Scandinavia has become the global center for all manner of uncanny cloud rock and ambient pop wonder, from the dreamy Danes to screw-pop savants like Smerz.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Several shams were designed by AD100 designers like Sarah Sherman Samuel and fabric savants like Scalamandre, which makes picking out just one or two among the robust selection of textures, shapes, and materials a lofty task.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As late as the 1930s, scholars would misidentify the porcelain as produced by other dynasties.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The last measure is an apparent reference to Homeland Security’s stance that administrative warrants are sufficient for agents to gain access to private properties— a move constitutional scholars, immigration experts and a federal judge say is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Occupational giving statistics more or less tracked with the postelection analysis of pundits.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Green leader Zack Polanski is considered by many pundits as one political figure who may have the potential to rival Farage’s popular appeal.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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