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
At the time, Barnett was a rising star in the speakers’ circuit because of her son Jacob, a physics wiz with autism who made headlines for excelling at school when experts doubted his abilities.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiz
Noun
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Epic Universe is populated with monsters, wizards, dragons and little guys named Mario and Luigi.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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There are four shops where aspiring wizards and curious muggles can check out — wizarding gear shop Les Galeries Mirifiques, candy shop K. Rammelle, wand shop Baguettes Magique and Ministry of Magic giftshop Tour En Floo.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Three years later, with his political standing inflated by a film in which he was portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch as an insane genius, Cummings returned to maneuver Johnson into Downing Street.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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But equally, Gen Z is presenting with a higher rate of geniuses than any generation prior.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Then Stick discovers what looks like redemption, and a path forward: a 17-year-old kid, Santi (Peter Dager), a dazzling, natural golf whiz who could be the next Tiger Woods.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Twenty-one-year-old Audrey, a math whiz who works in the tax office, is engaged to a young doctor colleague of her father’s.—
Alida Becker,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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