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Recent Examples of cables
With a focus on quality and accessibility, Pisen's product offerings include power banks, chargers, cables, audio accessories, car accessories, portable power stations, and phone replacement parts.
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Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
These cables transmit hundreds of terabits of data per second including government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In general, subsea cables are roughly the size of a garden hose.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The charging cables and ports can be changed out if the mix of vehicles changes and there is greater demand for one type of port or another, officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Data centers deteriorate rapidly, unlike the more durable infrastructure of canals, railroads, or even fiber-optic cables.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The aesthetic will shift — fewer curtains, more cables.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Compatible cables Not all smartwatches use the same cable to charge.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
These cables transmit hundreds of terabits of data per second including government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming.
—Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
In general, subsea cables are roughly the size of a garden hose.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The charging cables and ports can be changed out if the mix of vehicles changes and there is greater demand for one type of port or another, officials said.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Data centers deteriorate rapidly, unlike the more durable infrastructure of canals, railroads, or even fiber-optic cables.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
The aesthetic will shift — fewer curtains, more cables.
—Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Compatible cables Not all smartwatches use the same cable to charge.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cables
Noun
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Made with plush ingredients like fleece, flannel, or cotton, electric blankets are just like regular throws but with wires woven into the fabric that generate heat.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Orangutans sometimes spend weeks finding the necessary materials (wires, bolts, screws), hiding their elaborate preparations from their keepers, and awaiting the perfect moment to execute their plans.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rescuers used ropes to recover his body from a rockpile below the viewpoint, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The crews used ropes to pull the man's body from the canyon.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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The cords gave way, unfurling in one dazzling thrust the release of the entire Fence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Cables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cables. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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