wise man

Definition of wise mannext

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Recent Examples of wise man The wise men in Matthew's account went home by a different road. Clay Stauffer, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Dec. 2025 As a wise man in another summer house once said, summer should be fun. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 As Dante struggles with his poem, he is sent to a wise man who can guide him, a rabbinical figure called Isaiah (not his real name, we’re told). Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 His later myth—of a wise man thrust into crime by circumstance—owes more to Hollywood than to history. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wise man
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise man
Noun
  • In his quest to become a better, stronger, more accomplished pitcher, Rockies Renaissance man Ryan Feltner is going back to the Stone Age.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Today, Berg is a Renaissance man for the age of wellness misinformation.
    Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some eagle-eyed observers even shared close-up screen grabs of this seer, showing her to have different colored eyes.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Depending on the season, fields are filled with a variety of greens, cucumbers, eggplants, tomatoes and peppers, while herbs like basil, black sage, rosemary and marjoram perfume the gardens.
    Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Jimenez created this manicure using a sage green shimmer polish enhanced with delicate silver flecks, giving the shade incredible depth and dimension.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Wise man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wise%20man. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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