wizen

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Recent Examples of wizen The Keogh siblings, wizened by a lifetime of co-existing, are onto something. Jerry Carino, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2020 But these days, Pop’s torso, wizened from that early stagecraft and seven decades on earth, is more likely to be found under the Miami or Cayman Islands sun. Michael B. Dougherty, Esquire, 18 Jan. 2018 The scene, overflowing with food, glistening lighting and love passed among wizards wizened and budding, tells us that Hogwarts is the greatest place on earth. Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 29 July 2017 Her fiction celebrated the couplings of a wide range of characters: teenage girls, wizened old women, circus performers, wolves. Maggie Doherty, New Republic, 18 July 2017 From last year's blind Chinese crested champion Sweepee Rambo to oddballs like pitbull Quasi Modo and wizened, whiskered Yoda, take a look through the decade's winners of the odd title. Raisa Bruner, Time, 23 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizen
Verb
  • The home run rate shriveled to 0.6 per nine innings, a third of his career numbers coming into the season.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • That count morphed to more than 300 million monthly users by 2016, but had shriveled to 36 million in 2023, Microsoft said.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • English clubs’ player recruitment became multinational and even as academy intake numbers rose, gradually a traditional source of teenage talent — Ireland — withered.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Paul traffics in attention; would wither and disappear without it.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Laundry balls, also known as dryer balls, offer a chemical-free solution for drying your clothes.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Popcorn button burned our tester bags, but the Dinner Plate button reheated a plate of pasta without drying it out.
    Meg St-Esprit, Bon Appétit, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • And despite the intensity of the crowd, the pressure of the moment that would cause even a good college team to wilt, both teams took and made their open shots, especially threes, with conviction all night.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
  • If any leaves look wilted or slimy, choose a different bag.
    Alyssa Sybertz, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Wizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wizen. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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