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Recent Examples of wizen
The Keogh siblings, wizened by a lifetime of co-existing, are onto something.
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Jerry Carino, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
But these days, Pop’s torso, wizened from that early stagecraft and seven decades on earth, is more likely to be found under the Miami or Cayman Islands sun.
—Michael B. Dougherty, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2018
The scene, overflowing with food, glistening lighting and love passed among wizards wizened and budding, tells us that Hogwarts is the greatest place on earth.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 29 July 2017
Her fiction celebrated the couplings of a wide range of characters: teenage girls, wizened old women, circus performers, wolves.
—Maggie Doherty, New Republic, 18 July 2017
From last year's blind Chinese crested champion Sweepee Rambo to oddballs like pitbull Quasi Modo and wizened, whiskered Yoda, take a look through the decade's winners of the odd title.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 June 2017
Jerry Carino, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020
But these days, Pop’s torso, wizened from that early stagecraft and seven decades on earth, is more likely to be found under the Miami or Cayman Islands sun.
—Michael B. Dougherty, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2018
The scene, overflowing with food, glistening lighting and love passed among wizards wizened and budding, tells us that Hogwarts is the greatest place on earth.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 29 July 2017
Her fiction celebrated the couplings of a wide range of characters: teenage girls, wizened old women, circus performers, wolves.
—Maggie Doherty, New Republic, 18 July 2017
From last year's blind Chinese crested champion Sweepee Rambo to oddballs like pitbull Quasi Modo and wizened, whiskered Yoda, take a look through the decade's winners of the odd title.
—Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizen
Verb
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This will be a short and sharp promotion run: After a few days, the flower’s structure will shrivel and collapse.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Against that enormous and dramatic chronological backdrop, the American Indians shriveled in significance.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Before October 7, 2023, when the Gaza Strip was still intact, polls showed that popular support for Hamas had been withering for some time.—
Scott Atran,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Feb. 2025
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The flowers are generally only open for a day or two before withering.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Regions like northeastern Brazil, one of the world’s notable cocoa-producing areas, are grappling with increasing aridity – a slow, yet unrelenting drying of the land.—
Narcisa Pricope,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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However, dried lemon balm or tea bags may be more readily available.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As the character loses his sanity, his off-white robe begins to wilt, becoming threadlike and soiled.—
Ash Wu,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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But Reese didn’t wilt against the Indiana big men combo of Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Wizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wizen. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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