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
Creative wiz Michael Lasswell is already hard at work on the set design, and of course, iconic stage talent Steve Scott is the artistic director at Dunes Summer Theatre.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
At the time, Barnett was a rising star in the speakers’ circuit because of her son Jacob, a physics wiz with autism who made headlines for excelling at school when experts doubted his abilities.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
French magazine Gala — a wiz at celebrity videos on TikTok — emerged as the top media voice with $32.2 million in MIV, 92 percent of it stemming from the video-sharing platform.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
When another young black musical wiz, Teddy Riley of the hip-hop group Guy and co-producer of Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, comes to a recording studio in Virginia Beach, Williams gets his opportunity.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
At the time, Barnett was a rising star in the speakers’ circuit because of her son Jacob, a physics wiz with autism who made headlines for excelling at school when experts doubted his abilities.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
French magazine Gala — a wiz at celebrity videos on TikTok — emerged as the top media voice with $32.2 million in MIV, 92 percent of it stemming from the video-sharing platform.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
When another young black musical wiz, Teddy Riley of the hip-hop group Guy and co-producer of Michael Jackson’s 1991 Dangerous album, comes to a recording studio in Virginia Beach, Williams gets his opportunity.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiz
Noun
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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Chairman Bang is a true visionary and a musical genius.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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What genius decided to use position players to pitch in the ninth inning when the team was either way ahead or way behind in a game?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Even being a computer whiz or a tech expert doesn’t guarantee practical knowledge about money.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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Attempting to fit the ball into tight end Bryson Nesbit over a defender and watching the throw whiz past Nesbit’s fingertips is not a problem.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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