as in wire
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a mass of cables connecting the office computers to the main server

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Recent Examples of cable Viewers without cable can stream the ceremony through live TV streaming services that offer CBS or MTV, including DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and YouTube TV. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The tactics have transcended low-level website defacements and data theft too and now extend to more destructive attacks on systems such as energy grids, gas pipelines, and undersea cables. Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 This year, there are several ways for fans in Canada to access football games, but DAZN stands out as the best option when choosing a streaming service or cable provider. Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Comedian John Early’s directorial debut, ostensibly a pastiche of basic-cable TV movies, is not a parody, or a satire, or even a comedy. Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cable
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Noun
  • Don’t leave him on the waiver wire this week.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • An 8,860mAh battery is also inside, which charges at up to 68W via wire and offers a 12-hour battery life, according to Lenovo.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rodriguez caught Valkyria on the top rope and finished her off wit ha Tejada Bomb.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For Cora and Sam, one half of each of those couples, that connection lives like a rope between them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There was a time, about a decade ago, when the sports-indifferent could cut the cable cord and largely exist beyond leagues’ reach.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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