wish away
phrasal verb
wished away; wishing away; wishes away
: to cause (something) to stop or go away just by wanting it to stop or go away
You can't just wish your problems away.
Examples of wish away in a Sentence
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But such a wrong turn ignores the long-unresolved problems of radioactive nuclear wastes that AI cannot wish away.
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Michael Riordan, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2025
Supporters have seen too many games of this ilk this season and most have resorted to wishing away Goodison’s final campaign, a grim indictment of their predicament.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Tax advisors will not be able to point to AI/software to excuse or wish away problematic results for their clients.
—Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But that media narrative, and the poor polling fueling it, are a new reality that now must be disproven, not denied or wished away.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The Delusion of Peak China America can’t wish away its toughest challenger.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
With Americans fundamentally restless with their ballot choices, the spoiler problem can’t be wished away.
—Rob Richie, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
One county government has already raised taxes, others may do so, but none can wish away these hard facts.
—Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Yet the disputes among European powers can’t be wished away.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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Michael Riordan, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2025
Supporters have seen too many games of this ilk this season and most have resorted to wishing away Goodison’s final campaign, a grim indictment of their predicament.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Tax advisors will not be able to point to AI/software to excuse or wish away problematic results for their clients.
—Dean Zerbe, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
But that media narrative, and the poor polling fueling it, are a new reality that now must be disproven, not denied or wished away.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
The Delusion of Peak China America can’t wish away its toughest challenger.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
With Americans fundamentally restless with their ballot choices, the spoiler problem can’t be wished away.
—Rob Richie, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
One county government has already raised taxes, others may do so, but none can wish away these hard facts.
—Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Yet the disputes among European powers can’t be wished away.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Wish away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wish%20away. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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