wizened
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When I recently wrote about the cultural phenomenon of Costco fandom, I fancied myself a wizened warehouse wizard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Grammy voters go back and forth with this award: Sometimes they anoint headstrong youngsters as rock’s great new hope; other times they congratulate wizened oldsters for staying in the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2025
Stewart’s first night back found him grayer — at one point he used his own wizened face as a prop in a joke about the presidential candidates’ ages.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Christoffels was the third and only other employee in the shop, a bent, wizened little man who looked older than Father though actually he was ten years younger.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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