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Recent Examples of wise man
Some see him as the quintessential wise man of U.S. foreign policy; others, as a diehard realpolitiker hanging on to yesterday’s world; and still others, as a perennial bête noire.
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Wolfgang Ischinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
What did the third wise man say after his friends had already presented gold and frankincense?
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Christmas Star: What Is The Star Of Bethlehem The legend of a bright star that rose after the birth of Jesus Christ — that the wise men then followed to find him — is found in the Gospel of Matthew.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
These wise men, or magi, will eventually arrive at the manger on Jan. 6, also known as Epiphany or Three Kings Day.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Wolfgang Ischinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2015
What did the third wise man say after his friends had already presented gold and frankincense?
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Christmas Star: What Is The Star Of Bethlehem The legend of a bright star that rose after the birth of Jesus Christ — that the wise men then followed to find him — is found in the Gospel of Matthew.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
These wise men, or magi, will eventually arrive at the manger on Jan. 6, also known as Epiphany or Three Kings Day.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise man
Noun
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Kristofferson has been lauded as a legendary Renaissance man: an Army helicopter pilot, Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, literature enthusiast, footballer, silver screen stud and one of the most prolific songwriters of our time.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2024
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Songwriting was merely one aspect to the Renaissance man, who was also a Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
29 Sep. 2024
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To find his way home, the lost seafarer Odysseus must travel to the underworld to receive a prophecy from the blind seer, Tiresias.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
21 Aug. 2024
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All the great seers and philosophers say our daily life is an illusion.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2024
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Before the ceremony started, Ms. Maki’s great-uncle, Joe Walling, lit sage in the aisle, a Native American ceremonial practice known as smudging that spiritually purifies and blesses a space.—
Sadiba Hasan,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hardly undone by all that, the plucky Texas teen enlists the otherworldly assist of her mystical, kooky and somewhat sage aunt Gugu (Lori Tan Chinn) and a sidekick, the vampire spirit Ed (Bowen Yang), who warned her about the demon Kit (Woosung Kim).—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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