Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise men
Noun
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The forecaster who makes the most accurate predictions, as early as possible, can earn a cash prize and, perhaps more important, the esteem of the world’s most talented seers.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Aug. 2019
Noun
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The aromatic foliage of sages (including herb species) deters aphids and Japanese beetles, while the blossoms support a host of beneficial insects.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Planted in swaths on the hillside is a mix of lavenders, plus sages and other California natives.—
Christine Lennon,
Architectural Digest,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ted Taylor and Freeman Dyson, two other mid-century savants of the atom, spent years at General Atomic designing a gigantic spacecraft that would weigh thousands of tons and propel itself to Mars, Saturn, and the nearby stars with nuclear explosions.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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His sons were lauded as 20-something savants.—
James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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Legal scholars said the current dispute will likely turn on technical questions about evidence and disclosure rather than the broader political arguments surrounding the case.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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The scholars argue that decisions involving life and human dignity must remain in human hands, warning that AI systems capable of selecting and executing targets fundamentally alter the moral nature of war.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the awards cycle, some pundits wondered if Byrne’s prickly performance as the struggling caretaker of an ill child—prone to workplace crashouts during the day and evenings spent mainlining weed and wine after putting her daughter to bed—would even get nominated.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
13 Mar. 2026
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Another co-leader, Sepp Straka, entered the week as a popular name from pundits to lift the trophy Sunday.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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