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wiz

noun

ˈwiz How to pronounce wiz (audio)
Definition of wiznext
as in wizard
a very smart person he must be some kind of wiz to have graduated college at age 19

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Recent Examples of wiz How about utility wiz Brice Matthews. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Goldblum, 73, appeared as tech wiz David Levinson in Independence Day and later in the sequel. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 Harper Stern, Industry’s biz-wiz protagonist, exposes his fraud and makes a ton of money in the process. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026 Stine, who Forbes says is dyslexic and mildly autistic, also is a math and data wiz and a formidable negotiator. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiz
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  1. wizard
  2. genius
  3. whiz
Noun
  • Newcomer Dominic McLaughlin stars as Harry Potter, the 11-year old wizard previously brought to life by Daniel Radcliffe.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Harry must find the courage to prove himself against the darkest wizard of all.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of wizard
Noun
  • Listen, Mark is a genius choreographer and always knows how to make his partners look good regardless of skill level, but come on, some of this is just because Maura is a good dancer!
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The latter has earned raves for her turn as a math genius stuck under the thumb of an abusive boyfriend (and an academic system designed to ignore and exploit her).
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of genius
Noun
  • Murphy’s a whiz with cars, both fixing them and driving them fast, yet those skills only mean so much when the Great Depression is threatening to turn Eugene, Oregon, into a ghost town.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • An early prototype for several of the titles on this list, this adaptation of Sumika Yamamoto’s manga of the same name is one of anime’s ultimate, early wimp-to-whiz sports journeys.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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