wire service

noun

: a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers by wire or by satellite transmission

Examples of wire service in a Sentence

The story was reported by several wire services.

Recent Examples on the Web

The outlet no longer uses wire services such as Reuters or The Associated Press. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Officials have expressed enough displeasure with certain photos that they’ve been deleted from a wire service. — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Reuters Connect, a news wire service that partners with USA TODAY, contributed video and reporting to this story. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

The days-old stories were licensed from Reuters’ wire service, and the only real people to appear across the stream were those featured in the videos that Reuters journalists filmed and the stock footage that accompanied such packages. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wire service

• interservice
• disservice
• preservice
• nervous
• nervus

Kids Definition

wire service

noun

: a news organization that sends out news stories by wire to subscribers (as newspapers)