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 Anyone who works with multiple monitors knows the pain of having cables cluttered chaotically around their desk. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026 Six active cables currently cross through the contested Strait of Hormuz, linking the Middle East to Europe, Africa and Asia, with two more cables having segments under construction in the region. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026 Wire-thin cables protruding from the implant exit Pancho’s skull through the coin-sized opening. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026 Light travels approximately 40% faster through space than through fiber-optic cables. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 The film follows the physical supply chain that keeps AI running, starting at quartz mines in the Appalachians and moving on to Taiwan’s chip plants, Chile’s lithium fields, the cables that run under the sea and the click-workers of Kenya. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Menon then attached the cables to tie the iROSA into the station's systems but ran into a problem. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Ione police responded to an area along Highway 124 near Highway 88 and found a vehicle parked nearby, along with evidence that fiber-optic cables had been cut and stripped. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 Martinez warns against spreading your cables, portable chargers, phone, and other gadgets across more than one seat. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026

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Since the advent of electricity generation, political leaders believed in the public benefits of this essential resource and that a delivery monopoly—a single set of wires to each home or business—was prudent.

— John Farrell, Time, 9 Nov. 2026
Most of the cost of generating and delivering electricity is based on large, up-front capital costs, such as the costs to build power plants, wires and transmission lines to carry that power into homes.

— Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

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Traditional military details, including frogging, soutache, braids and decorative cords, are used as decorative elements in unusual ways — such as appearing on pant legs instead of jackets — rather than references to military rank.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
However, dealing with all of those cords in your bags is not ideal.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 Nov. 2026

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