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as in purr
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
the irritating whiz of a bee in the room
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as in expert
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field
the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often
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as in wizard
a very smart person
one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject
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as in to buzz
to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound
many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds
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Recent Examples of whiz
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
In Say Nothing, warfare is tangible and specific: gunshots whiz over hedges, and IRA members break themselves out of prison or hollow out their bodies going on hunger strike in protest.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet upon stepping into the lobby, tucked away in a small piazza past the whizzing motorcycles of the Via del Corso, the feel is decidedly more contemporary.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
What started as an unlikely pairing between a computer whiz and a football legend, ignited a revolution and triggered a seismic collision between the worlds of jocks and geeks.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
In Say Nothing, warfare is tangible and specific: gunshots whiz over hedges, and IRA members break themselves out of prison or hollow out their bodies going on hunger strike in protest.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
The whizzing refusal to look deeper grows more nagging as Death Becomes Her continues.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Yet upon stepping into the lobby, tucked away in a small piazza past the whizzing motorcycles of the Via del Corso, the feel is decidedly more contemporary.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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After a warm welcome, you’ll be led down a winding brick pathway dotted with bougainvillea to one of ten private red and white bungalows, each decked out with a full kitchen, comfy beds, and a balcony that’s perfect for star gazing and listening to the whistling tree frogs.Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Emmett Till was the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi.Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Used all of the trendy catchphrases & buzz words for his podcasts.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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There has also been early buzz around possible replacements for TikTok.Angela Yang, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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True, crowds were noisier and more raucous in audible expressions of engagement — hissing, cheering, applauding, with an occasional wisecrack shouted out — but the responses were collective and inspired by the story on screen.Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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They can be trained to walk on a leash, to be comfortable around dogs, to touch objects with their nose, to hiss, to stand water and to problem-solve.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the Chiefs — who spent most of the first three months of the season squeaking by most weeks — zoomed away with the No. 1 seed and several weeks to rest before a bid for a three-peat that certainly looks doable.Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Despite Mars' very thin atmosphere, the copter was able to zoom around on its carbon fiber blades.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
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Between the end of the ’60s and the turn of the ’70s, onscreen heroes who could save the day fizzled out in popularity.Jude Reid, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
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While lawmakers this Congress initially felt a sense of urgency around legislating AI, that fizzled out.Maria Curi, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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Tonally, the show is a total master class, zipping from euphoric highs to stomach-jolting lows without batting an eyelid, and leaving us to unpack why such a deplorable and devastatingly sad contest can also make us, and its participants, feel so incredibly good.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Blinking, stationary, speeding and zipping and buzzing.Michael Wilson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Of course, swish spas aboard cruise ships aren’t new.Susan B. Barnes, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
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Murray crouched down for some extra coaxing of his heave from behind the half-court line, watched the ball sail on track toward the basket and — swish! — struck a pose right in front of the broadcast table.Dave Campbell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
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Deeply delicious razor clams, which sizzle atop a little grill that’s brought to your table, are another standout new dish.Andy Wang, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Friction soon leads to sizzle, although Bodyguard‘s body heat is generally temperate.Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Whiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiz. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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