Thesaurus results for CABLES

cables

noun

plural of cable

as in wires

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 cables The Athletic is confronted with dozens of multicoloured wires and cables, plugged in to a panel on an outside broadcast truck. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Expect clothes to be folded, charging cables to be tied with a ribbon and a tray of soaps to meet your arrival to choose your preferred scent. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 These will be connected directly to land infrastructure using high-capacity subsea power cables. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass. — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The Baltic initiative comes amid broader efforts by NATO and regional governments to protect an area increasingly associated with threats to undersea cables, pipelines, shipping and other critical infrastructure. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Miles of steel cables were drilled at least a foot deep into the mountain rock, to ensure dozens of climbers are safe to traverse the mountainside simultaneously. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 At the scene, officers saw the man walking along the bridge cables, and Emergency Services Unit members climbed onto the cables and tried to speak with him for almost an hour, Dowling said. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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Identical radiation, different damage Researchers from the University of Science and Technology Beijing and Hokkaido University tested thin samples taken from superconducting wires.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Automatic sensors turn the lights on in the dark and off in daylight, so there's no need for batteries or wires.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of wires

Noun

And weighty ropes—the sort that might be used to moor a boat—are braided with chains and arranged on the ground in the form of a curving river.

— Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The force of those that did land had more of an impact on him than his opponent – sending him staggering backwards into the ropes.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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Highlights include a jewel box of a shop lined with wood drawers of glittering gemlike brooches, insignia, cords, and colored fringes; an embroidery and monogramming school; and a bead room for commissioning consultations.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Leave your tangled web of cords and providers behind and switch to an all-in-one solution that keeps your calls, messages, videos, and more within reach at all times, and get it for free for an entire year in the process.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of cords

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