wizzes

noun

plural of wiz
as in wizards
a very smart person he must be some kind of wiz to have graduated college at age 19

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  1. wizards
  2. geniuses
  3. brains
Noun
  • Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things.
    — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • That’s not to say this time isn’t different – that this technology is, finally, sufficiently advanced to truly spook the technical geniuses close to the problem.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Interrogator centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry and his team of outsider geniuses, who are brought in to solve cases after conventional policing and security hasn’t worked.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of geniuses
Noun
  • Why friendship conflicts feel so intense for teens Adolescence is when friends move to the center of your kid’s world, and their brains know it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This midlife window gives us the opening to set our brains up for years of mental sharpness.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of brains
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