wised (up)

verb

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

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2
as in realized
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 wised (up)
  1. informed
  2. realized
  3. advised
  4. discovered
  5. told
  6. heard
  7. instructed
  8. learned
Verb
  • Steele informed him of her gender transition.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • According to prosecutors, the company was informed in the following months the FDA was unlikely to grant that request.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of informed
Verb
  • This is an interesting case as many of the initial trailers had very positive ratios, but the more gameplay was shown off and people realized just how much this was a live service looter shooter, fan support evaporated.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The sooner that is realized, the easier all paths become.
    Paige Francis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of realized
Verb
  • The products are all past their sell by date, but the FDA advised that consumers check their freezers for the product.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In spring 2024, a WTA doctor advised her to undergo a mammogram, before a biopsy confirmed the cancer diagnosis.
    James Hansen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of advised
Verb
  • Biologist Hugh Gabriel discovered a new species of frog in Madagascar that spend their entire lives in trees in the rainforest and have a lifestyle unique for frogs.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Millions of genetically identical individual animals called polyps combine to form the largest coral to ever be discovered, and it can even be seen from space.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovered
Verb
  • In the year ahead, China will expand issuance of ultra-long bonds and ramp up efforts to boost consumption, senior officials from China’s National Development and Reform Commission told reporters Friday.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In fact, three experts told Newsweek that 2025 will look much the same as 2024 in terms of COVID-19 risk.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of told
Verb
  • This is what The Athletic has heard about Chelsea’s plans for January so far.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of heard
Verb
  • Following the death of Carter, aged 100, on December 29, 2024, President Joe Biden instructed all flags on public buildings to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days, a proclamation repeated by New York State's Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Chiles won team gold at the Paris Olympics but became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of the Games when she was instructed to give up her individual floor exercise bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of instructed
Verb
  • Half of them learned the language in the morning and returned in the evening to have their memory tested.
    Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Half the participants learned the language in the morning — the other half learned it in the evening, then slept on it.
    Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of learned
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