wise men

plural of wise man

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise men
Noun
  • The sages imagined the world itself as a structure left open to the north, a reminder that there are always cracks through which danger, chaos, and suffering can enter.
    Barry Gelman, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Those nostalgic notes evoke the minty hues of the 1950s and the earthy sages that were popular in the 1970s.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • He’s made athletes like Daniel Gafford look like savants.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Swift reunited with the Swedish producer Max Martin and his protégé Shellback, the same long-haired studio savants responsible for co-creating some of her most iconic singles.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Most legal scholars interpret this to mean that the president’s duty is to spend the money Congress appropriates, and that the president does not have the power to withhold funds.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Yet Trump’s mercurial nature has given other presidential scholars, who cited the president’s six-month journey to even suggest that Vance and Rubio were in the running to succeed him, some hesitancy.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two of the state’s most prominent liberal pundits.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Awards pundits predict that both White and Strong will be Oscar contenders for their performances, which have been praised by critics on the film festival circuit.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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