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
Harper Stern, Industry’s biz-wiz protagonist, exposes his fraud and makes a ton of money in the process.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Luciane Buchanan starred in seasons 1 and 2 as Rose, a tech wiz who is first rescued by titular night agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), and quickly turns into his partner.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Miller was a vfx wiz who made his directorial debut with Deadpool, the Ryan Reynolds-starring anti-superhero movie that became a record-breaking box office sensation and launched a franchise.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Iza was a computer wiz who’d made millions off crypto.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Luciane Buchanan starred in seasons 1 and 2 as Rose, a tech wiz who is first rescued by titular night agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), and quickly turns into his partner.
—Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
Miller was a vfx wiz who made his directorial debut with Deadpool, the Ryan Reynolds-starring anti-superhero movie that became a record-breaking box office sensation and launched a franchise.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Iza was a computer wiz who’d made millions off crypto.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiz
Noun
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Skeletor, who was a human being named Keldor, is a wizard who uses mind control, among other abilities, to get his way from his hub on Snake Mountain.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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My old colleague Ben Morris, a statistical wizard, used to tell me that 10 games of a season generally produces enough data to have a good idea of how good a team would be.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The transformative cover that emerged was the brainchild of Arif Mardin, a genius producer who recognized the song’s untapped potential.—
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson,
VIBE.com,
7 June 2026
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But Head’s true genius—and that of his character—lay in quietly filling in the gaps in every scene, working with his fellow castmates to weave a complete tapestry.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 June 2026
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The finance whiz did undergrad at University of Wisconsin and got his MBA from Harvard Business School (no year listed, but TMZ puts his age at 42).—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Butler service is seamless–which is impressive considering how truly spread out this property is–and the concierge is a whiz at organizing day trips into central Jaipur.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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