wizened
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I saw a picture recently of you and Cameron Winter of Geese, which got me thinking about how you’re between two phases: not yet a wizened old-timer — Depends who you ask.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
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
This means that the youngest caterpillars are usually all black, while more colorful caterpillars tend to be the wizened, elders of a given population.
From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023
Cue the wizened locals ready to fleece them, the natural and man-made catastrophes, and you have all the makings of a bad sitcom, with Monocle meets Fawlty Towers as the log line.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2023
The star leaned down, then, and kissed the old woman on her wizened cheek, feeling the rough hairs on it scrape her soft lips.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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