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Recent Examples of wise man
As a wise man in another summer house once said, summer should be fun.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
As Dante struggles with his poem, he is sent to a wise man who can guide him, a rabbinical figure called Isaiah (not his real name, we’re told).
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
His later myth—of a wise man thrust into crime by circumstance—owes more to Hollywood than to history.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The wise man, in exercising his wisdom, did not actually deprive the king of the agency to carry out his evil plan; in reality, the king had no such power.
—Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
As Dante struggles with his poem, he is sent to a wise man who can guide him, a rabbinical figure called Isaiah (not his real name, we’re told).
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
His later myth—of a wise man thrust into crime by circumstance—owes more to Hollywood than to history.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
The wise man, in exercising his wisdom, did not actually deprive the king of the agency to carry out his evil plan; in reality, the king had no such power.
—Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise man
Noun
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The Renaissance man leaves behind thousands of notes with a curious twist: They’re written in reverse and legible by mirror.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Acclaimed designer Jonathan Adler is the definition of a Renaissance man.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Every now and again, Monica, as much savvy therapist as all-knowing seer, interrupts Jean’s first-person account to offer guidance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Among these items is garlic, known in Persian as seer, which traditionally symbolizes protection against illness but can also broadly represent protection against harm.—
Armin Pazooki,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gray served in a variety of consequential positions over the years and wielded influence deftly to the benefit of the community, said Dick Batchelor, who represented Central Florida in the Legislature from 1974 to 1982 and regarded Gray as a sage confidant.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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Following her character’s breakup with a cowboy (played by Luke Grimes), Langley hitches a ride back to Tennessee with a sage country singer who’s already seen it all (Miranda Lambert).—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Wise man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wise%20man. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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