wised (up)

past tense of wise (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wised (up)
Verb
  • One person close to White House staff’s efforts to keep the president informed acknowledged that his information diet has narrowed since the first term.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This information is also transmitted electronically to the pet’s current vet, ensuring vets remain better informed about lifestyle and care needs.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Leila and Abbie were always mischievous partners in crime, but Leila’s drug use was far more serious than Abbie ever realized.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
  • In 1998 astronomers realized that not only was the universe expanding but also that this growth was accelerating—a fact that could be explained by a persistent and omnipresent force.
    Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How to best observe the October supermoon In order to achieve the most optimal view, lunar enthusiasts are advised to find an open, flat area with an unobstructed passage to the sky.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • ChatGPTío The cast starred in an advert mocking ChatGPT, showing users being advised on everything from fashion to company logos.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Maine Wire reported that the woman was expecting a delivery of rice, paper plates, and a toy lightsaber, but instead discovered the ballots inside her Amazon package.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sam becomes the subject of an intense missing persons investigation and a dead giveaway for Robbie’s culpability should he be discovered by Perry (Jamie McShane), a biker gang member seeking revenge for the crime.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By the end of the year, the grocery store and home goods chain will have opened eight new supercenters and neighborhood markets across the United States, Charles Crowson, a Walmart spokesperson, told USA TODAY this week.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • On the morning of June 3, Pandora's mother, Simone Kjolsrud, told The Republic that on May 26, the pair were victims of a double homicide while the teens were on a camping trip.
    Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Summer, filming her sister at the table, can be heard in the background prompting her to keep going.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Just as Erik ten Hag told David de Gea to kick the ball long for the visit of Liverpool in August 2022 after losing his opening two games in charge, Amorim instructed Senne Lammens, on his debut, to not risk an easy concession by passing possession short.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The individual pretending to be a deputy first instructed the user to pay the money by PayPal, but then instructed the man to use an ATM and provided a QR code, according to the complaint.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the offensive line that has done well in the first four weeks of the season is set to look far different in Week 5, which Cowboys fans learned in the team's injury report released on Friday.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • As a young boy, Cashel learned to play traditional Irish music on the fiddle, which molded the trajectory of his schooling and early career.
    Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Wised (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wised%20%28up%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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