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Recent Examples of wisely
Smarter Buying And Storage Habits The best way to keep spices at their peak is to buy, store, and rotate them wisely.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Hal Leggate, the city’s deputy director of facilities maintenance, said this week that the new analysis will play a crucial role in making sure the city spends taxpayer money wisely and keeps the public safe.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Using debt wisely can also offer tax advantages, such as deducting mortgage interest from taxable income.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Over all, individuals would have a lot more power to use wisely, or to abuse.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
His friend Daniel Georges, humorously and wisely played by arthouse favorite Isaach De Bankolé, is a priest who tries to get him on the right track, even sending him articles from the Catholic Worker, only for Robbie to mock him by knocking on the table and asking if God’s inside the linoleum.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Critchfield, using AI wisely can aid in the shortage by increasing teacher retention and reducing educators' workloads.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite having what one assumes is the pick of the litter with A-list celebrities willing to lend their insights on McCartney, Wings and the Beatles, Neville wisely chooses to keep the outside voices to a minimum.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Hal Leggate, the city’s deputy director of facilities maintenance, said this week that the new analysis will play a crucial role in making sure the city spends taxpayer money wisely and keeps the public safe.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Using debt wisely can also offer tax advantages, such as deducting mortgage interest from taxable income.
—Gabriel Shahin, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Over all, individuals would have a lot more power to use wisely, or to abuse.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
His friend Daniel Georges, humorously and wisely played by arthouse favorite Isaach De Bankolé, is a priest who tries to get him on the right track, even sending him articles from the Catholic Worker, only for Robbie to mock him by knocking on the table and asking if God’s inside the linoleum.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
According to Critchfield, using AI wisely can aid in the shortage by increasing teacher retention and reducing educators' workloads.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite having what one assumes is the pick of the litter with A-list celebrities willing to lend their insights on McCartney, Wings and the Beatles, Neville wisely chooses to keep the outside voices to a minimum.
—Caleb Hammond, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisely
Adverb
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When pursued prudently, these opportunities can yield better returns than homeownership and come with fewer hurdles.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Mary dispensed praise prudently, but with a certain twinkly delight, as if pressing a toffee into your palm.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Better Call Saul brought back characters from Breaking Bad judiciously and with purpose.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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As go-betweens, these enablers are tasked with making sure that the top management’s vision for automation can be applied sensibly in practice—not just on paper.—
Arthur Azizov,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Although season ticket prices have continued to rise, there is a sense the club has acted sensibly around them and the goodwill generated between the fans and KSE has remained stable.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Luxurious accommodations include 182 guestrooms, suites and villas are tucked discreetly across 60 acres of mangroves and freshwater canals, balancing seclusion with a strong sense of rooted place.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Meg lived in a somewhat offbeat district, but the tall shabby houses, some of them painted in garish colours, were soon left behind and gave place to discreetly glistening cream or white facades behind one of which Leonora lived.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Wisely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wisely. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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