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Recent Examples of wise man
For far too many believers and non-believers alike, Jesus has been reduced to a mere man—an ancient superhero/philosopher/wise man—and no more.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The wise man of underground rap, who announced a new album on Wednesday morning, took the stage at Cheer Up Charlie’s a little after 11 p.m. that night and faced a crowd of revelers.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
The million-credit question in this scenario is what threat could endanger the Milky Way with the mighty Reapers as its guardians, but as a wise man once said, there's always a bigger fish.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Apple’s Surprise iPhone Update Fixes 1 Bug, Adds 1 Frustration
Reigns also laid waste to Punk inside a steel cage as his wise man, Paul Heyman, consoled Punk in the ring.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The wise man of underground rap, who announced a new album on Wednesday morning, took the stage at Cheer Up Charlie’s a little after 11 p.m. that night and faced a crowd of revelers.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
The million-credit question in this scenario is what threat could endanger the Milky Way with the mighty Reapers as its guardians, but as a wise man once said, there's always a bigger fish.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Apple’s Surprise iPhone Update Fixes 1 Bug, Adds 1 Frustration
Reigns also laid waste to Punk inside a steel cage as his wise man, Paul Heyman, consoled Punk in the ring.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise man
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As a scholar, physician, civil rights champion, historian and humanitarian, Dr. Charles H. Wright was indeed a Renaissance man.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
18 July 2025
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Lalo is a true Renaissance man: a performer at the piano, a painter with notes, a conductor and composer who has scored some of the most memorable films of the past half-century.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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But Becker also reveals the largely forgotten precedents for this worldview, sketching a lineage of thought that connects today’s Silicon Valley seers to earlier futurist prophets.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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In South Africa, the teen-age seer Nongqawuse foretold that the European settlers would be swept into the sea and a golden age would dawn—if only her people slaughtered their cattle and burned their crops.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Hyssop, borage, and sage are known for their attractive blooms.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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Some sage advice from a California grandmother has been viewed by over 14.9 million people online.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Wise man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wise%20man. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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