wise (up)

verb

Definition of wise (up)next
1
as in to inform
to give information to wised him up to some of the more effective tricks of salesmanship

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2
as in to realize
to come to an awareness of she eventually wised up to the fact that he was taking advantage of her

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise (up)
  1. inform
  2. realize
  3. advise
  4. discover
  5. tell
  6. hear
  7. instruct
  8. see
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  • Morningstar informs us that the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield fund has averaged a total return (coupons plus price changes) of 5.1% a year, three points better than the return on the Vanguard all-purpose fund that owns only higher quality debt.
    William Baldwin, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In one, the team informed the models that achieving a high score would incur pain.
    Conor Purcell, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Many people are starting to realize that $300+ billion search market, led in the west by Google, is being completely upended by new large language models and generative AI.
    John Sviokla, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The city has a vested interest in protecting that dream, which cannot be fully realized if people aren’t held accountable for making our city unsafe.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of realize
Verb
  • CrowdStrike is aware of the scam and advises individuals to stay vigilant.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Though Arledge died in 2002, the real Geoff Mason was an invaluable resource to the production, from advising on drafts of the script to helping secure rights to the original broadcast footage.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of advise
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  • After Short's body was discovered, the Los Angeles Police Department launched an investigation, which ran until 1950, when it was shut down, according to 48 Hours.
    Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The human remains were discovered early Monday evening by two local hunters in the woods near a highway close to Taylorsville, which is about 60 miles north of Charlotte, the Alexander County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of discover
Verb
  • After each fight, a film tells a history: steamy Aztec jungles, pueblas and markets, scenes of battle and revolution, all building toward a futuristic cityscape meant to show what Mexico could become.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • On October 7, the anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel in 2023, CBS News executives told staffers that Dokoupil’s report failed to meet the network’s standards.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Robinson heard about Red Note on TikTok, set up an account, and started posting.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Later, during a briefing from Zelia Baugh, executive vice-president of behavior health at John Peter Smith Hospital, a commotion could be heard in the lobby outside the court.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of hear
Verb
  • Not quite six years ago, wildfire expert Jack Cohen, who lives in Missoula, Mont., visited Pacific Palisades to instruct firefighters and property owners on how to protect homes against wildfires.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • At the end of the meeting, Netanyahu instructed the director of Mossad David Barnea, the Director of Shin Bet Ronen Bar and IDF general Nitzan Alon to travel to Doha immediately in order to push forward the hostage and ceasefire deal, the prime minister's office said.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of instruct
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  • The group was seen filling buckets of water from Libonati's pool and passing it among themselves to douse the smoking spots around the house.
    Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Not seeing the skull in the barrel is such a rookie move.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of see
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