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
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.
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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
Ex-student Charles is a trigonometry wiz, but all the logic in the world can’t prevent his longing for death.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
Luckily, he’s got a tech wiz (Ariana DeBose) and a sidekick (John Cena) watching his back.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
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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
Ex-student Charles is a trigonometry wiz, but all the logic in the world can’t prevent his longing for death.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
Luckily, he’s got a tech wiz (Ariana DeBose) and a sidekick (John Cena) watching his back.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiz
Noun
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Its decision to open a theme park in Abu Dhabi was the driving force behind the rapprochement and the wizards who helped that happen work for Miral, the leading leisure operator in the Middle East.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Sandra Oh and more, the new Smurfs will follow the residents of Smurf Village banding together to rescue Papa Smurf after he is captured by an evil wizard.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
Noun
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This genius utensil is heat-resistant and sharp enough to cut through even the thickest layers of dough and cheese.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2025
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This is this trilogy of games by this genius of a director, Fumito Ueda.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Then Stick discovers what looks like redemption, and a path forward: a 17-year-old kid, Santi (Peter Dager), a dazzling, natural golf whiz who could be the next Tiger Woods.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Twenty-one-year-old Audrey, a math whiz who works in the tax office, is engaged to a young doctor colleague of her father’s.—
Alida Becker,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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