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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Billy Strings, May 21, Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
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Billy Strings, metal head turned bluegrass wiz, set for San Diego gig at Soda Bar
Oct. 17, 2018
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Bruce Bochy’s credentials as a bullpen wiz may get revoked because of this bunch.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
Was the production meant to highlight the dichotomy between Louis Kevin Celestin, the shy kid born to Haitian immigrants who grew up in a quiet Montreal suburb, and the Grammy-winning musical wiz better known as Kaytranada?
—Mitchell Kuga, Billboard, 9 June 2023
Price Free for 30 days, then subscriptions start at $7.99/month Ages 2-8 Availability Available on Android or iOS 4 Elmo Loves 123s DOWNLOAD AT SESAMESTREET.ORG Learning your 123s can be difficult for toddlers, and this app will help get them on the path to becoming a math wiz.
—Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Bruce Bochy’s credentials as a bullpen wiz may get revoked because of this bunch.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
Was the production meant to highlight the dichotomy between Louis Kevin Celestin, the shy kid born to Haitian immigrants who grew up in a quiet Montreal suburb, and the Grammy-winning musical wiz better known as Kaytranada?
—Mitchell Kuga, Billboard, 9 June 2023
Price Free for 30 days, then subscriptions start at $7.99/month Ages 2-8 Availability Available on Android or iOS 4 Elmo Loves 123s DOWNLOAD AT SESAMESTREET.ORG Learning your 123s can be difficult for toddlers, and this app will help get them on the path to becoming a math wiz.
—Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
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At Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, our staff garden wizards have been busy all summer and fall, prepping all the botanical bounty of the growing season to deck the halls for our annual Yuletide at Yew Dell, which takes place Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 29 to Dec. 21.Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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This way, the wizard in focus rotates like the main characters of a television show.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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This was a stroke of marketing genius, and plenty of producers were happy to oblige.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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This palette is genius—giving one the versatility to color correct various tones around the face with a single compact.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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The other is Marty Supreme, a project from Josh Safdie that stars Timothée Chalamet as a mustachioed table tennis whiz.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 4 Oct. 2024
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Charles Steinberg, a Baltimore dentist who used to keep stats in the Memorial Stadium press box, turned out to be a whiz at creating the perfect ballpark experience.Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Wiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiz. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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