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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise men
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Landscapers place hundreds of native buckwheat, sages and other plants on top of the wildlife crossing.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Around that are various sages, including a Cleveland sage, along with California sagebrush and California buckwheat.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Dec. 2025
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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
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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
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Dempsey was one of 150 scholars selected from more than 5,800 applicants, representing 83 universities and 40 countries.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These results in economics ultimately vindicate foundational ideas in sociology—developed by scholars such as William Julius Wilson and Robert Sampson—that the concentration of disadvantage and social isolation worsen the effects of material disadvantage.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The popularity and success of the Chiefs prior to the 2025 Super Bowl, led to countless complaints of favorable officiating and League coddling from disgruntled fans and hot take pundits.—
Emil Steiner,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The theory is that while pundits bring expertise from having played the game professionally and journalists call on their many sources, inside knowledge and data to bring insight that others can’t, nobody knows their team better than die-hard fans.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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