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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The wizard with the task of pulling this off indoors is Al Zaabi.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Sophie sets out to find a way of lifting the curse and goes to the wizard Howl's castle.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 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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This year, North added Max St. John, a numbers whiz from the University of Virginia to the group, which also includes Hans Schroeder, Dawn Aponte, Onnie Bose, Blake Jones, Lucy Popko, Josh Helmrich and Matthew Winston.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Then whiz along the gently undulating paved Bryce Canyon Shared Use Path that leads straight into the park.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
2 May 2025
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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