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or whizz
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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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or whizz
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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
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
But don't tell that to August just yet … and certainly not to math whiz Suborno Bari.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Sculptor of whizzing shards of metal, wire, wood, and glass.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But Franz switch it up here, with Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy from the original quartet, expanded with keyboardist Julian Corrie, guitarist Dino Bardot, and drum whiz Audrey Tait.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
But don't tell that to August just yet … and certainly not to math whiz Suborno Bari.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
Surveillance footage from inside the Four Seasons Diner Restaurant on Cottman Avenue, which is about half a mile from the crash site, shows several patrons in booths and a waitress standing nearby when an object suddenly whizzes through the frame.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Sculptor of whizzing shards of metal, wire, wood, and glass.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiz
Verb
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Off the back of an almost immediate impact from the bench at Nottingham Forest — where his shot whistled just wide — playing him behind the striker could be worthwhile in Lyon.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Zion, who moments before was ducking into the water, bullets whistling by, now grinning ear to ear.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Madison Square Garden buzzed with anticipation, hearts warmed by nostalgia.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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There was a long pause before anyone answered, and a longer pause before I was buzzed in.—
Elif Batuman,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There can also be behavioral signs, as Purina suggests that an angry cat might hiss, spit, or growl.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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With the customary expressiveness of Bay Area audiences, somebody hissed at the poem.—
Robert Pinsky,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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His Masters scores zoomed from 12-under-par 276 and a win all the way to a 9-over 297.—
Bob Spear,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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When Bonds chased down the single-season home run record in 2001, business zoomed off the tracks.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The market is so deep in the hole that the S & P 500 could rebound by 10% and merely touch its 20-day moving average, an area where snapback bounces in downtrends often fizzle.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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But Everton got worse as the game progressed, their threat fizzling out.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Godoy skillfully placed a left-footed shot that zipped under Frei’s glove to the bottom corner of the goal.—
Kyle Kensing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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Four other asteroids will be zipping past our planet today, include three plane-sized space rocks and a bus-sized one, all of them over three million miles away from us.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The patrons were still as Tiger Woods’ ball flashed its Nike swish and stalled before the edge of the cup on No. 16.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Burks closed that avalanche by swishing a three just before the third quarter buzzer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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The planet lies so close to its star that its surface is being sizzled off by the heat.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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The synopsis: Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Whiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiz. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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