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What a Wise Philosopher Can Teach Us About Smart Tech
More than 2,000 years ago, Socrates—a wise man himself—expanded people’s minds by asking them a series of questions.
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The firm is called Matthew 724 Construction, an apparent reference to part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount that tells the story of two builders — a wise man who followed his teachings and built a home on a rock foundation, and a foolish man who constructed a home on sand.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
For far too many believers and non-believers alike, Jesus has been reduced to a mere man—an ancient superhero/philosopher/wise man—and no more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The wise man of underground rap, who announced a new album on Wednesday morning, took the stage at Cheer Up Charlie’s a little after 11 p.m. that night and faced a crowd of revelers.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The firm is called Matthew 724 Construction, an apparent reference to part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount that tells the story of two builders — a wise man who followed his teachings and built a home on a rock foundation, and a foolish man who constructed a home on sand.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
For far too many believers and non-believers alike, Jesus has been reduced to a mere man—an ancient superhero/philosopher/wise man—and no more.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
The wise man of underground rap, who announced a new album on Wednesday morning, took the stage at Cheer Up Charlie’s a little after 11 p.m. that night and faced a crowd of revelers.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise man
Noun
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As a scholar, physician, civil rights champion, historian and humanitarian, Dr. Charles H. Wright was indeed a Renaissance man.—
Scott Talley,
Freep.com,
18 July 2025
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Lalo is a true Renaissance man: a performer at the piano, a painter with notes, a conductor and composer who has scored some of the most memorable films of the past half-century.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The seer was Wernher von Braun, a German engineer and an inspiration for Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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But Becker also reveals the largely forgotten precedents for this worldview, sketching a lineage of thought that connects today’s Silicon Valley seers to earlier futurist prophets.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Hyssop, borage, and sage are known for their attractive blooms.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 July 2025
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Some sage advice from a California grandmother has been viewed by over 14.9 million people online.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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“Wise man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wise%20man. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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