wiz

noun

ˈwiz How to pronounce wiz (audio)
Definition of wiznext
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 How about utility wiz Brice Matthews. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Goldblum, 73, appeared as tech wiz David Levinson in Independence Day and later in the sequel. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 Harper Stern, Industry’s biz-wiz protagonist, exposes his fraud and makes a ton of money in the process. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026 Stine, who Forbes says is dyslexic and mildly autistic, also is a math and data wiz and a formidable negotiator. — Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wiz
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  1. wizard
  2. genius
  3. whiz
Noun
  • And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • He a notoriously vain, boastful and fame-obsessed wizard well versed in Memory Charms who is recruited by Dumbledore as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizard
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  • McCollough thought Watts was a comedic genius, and the pair shared a similar sense of humor, establishing their own bits and improvisational riffs.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And so in this parable then, as far as like when we are impressed by something seemingly genius that AI is doing, what is our lesson?
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of genius
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  • Melissa Jenkins recently told The Tennessean that her mom was a gardener and a whiz in the kitchen known for her down-home cooking, specializing in dishes like meat loaf, friend chicken, and macaroni and cheese.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hamid dove on the ground after hearing a drone whiz by overhead.
    — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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