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Recent Examples of cables
The design allows the LCS to operate in shallower coastal waters and avoid getting tangled in wires or cables, like those that might tether mines.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The infrastructures of capitalism now flow through cables and cloud servers that states have been slow and economically disincentivized to regulate.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The messaging campaign has continued throughout the month, with the most recent cables noted by the official Bahrain News Agency on May 26.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Undersea mudslides occasionally damage cables, too, and future seabed mining could eventually add another hazard.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Multiple compartments separate pens, paper clips, charging cables and other small office supplies.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
However, unlike most chunky portable power stations that end up dumped somewhere on the kitchen floor with cables snaking across the room, the FridgePower has a much slimmer design and is designed exactly with your refrigerator’s placement in mind.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Playback devices become harder to find or repair, along with all the necessary cables and adapters.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Securing critical sea-bed infrastructure The UUVs are increasing being employed to monitor the health and security of critical sea-bed infrastructure this includes oil and gas pipelines as well as optical fiber internet cables.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The infrastructures of capitalism now flow through cables and cloud servers that states have been slow and economically disincentivized to regulate.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The messaging campaign has continued throughout the month, with the most recent cables noted by the official Bahrain News Agency on May 26.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 28 May 2026
Undersea mudslides occasionally damage cables, too, and future seabed mining could eventually add another hazard.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
Multiple compartments separate pens, paper clips, charging cables and other small office supplies.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
However, unlike most chunky portable power stations that end up dumped somewhere on the kitchen floor with cables snaking across the room, the FridgePower has a much slimmer design and is designed exactly with your refrigerator’s placement in mind.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Playback devices become harder to find or repair, along with all the necessary cables and adapters.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Securing critical sea-bed infrastructure The UUVs are increasing being employed to monitor the health and security of critical sea-bed infrastructure this includes oil and gas pipelines as well as optical fiber internet cables.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cables
Noun
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At that time, LADWP workers were replacing old wooden power poles with new steel poles, replacing power wires to improve fire resistance and widening roads to enable the fire department to increase access.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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But much of the connectivity inside AI servers and racks currently travels along copper wires, limiting speed and increasing energy costs.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The night of round trippers started when Duran and Ceddanne hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, sending ropes to opposite sides of the field to put Boston in front 2-0.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Move away from water, and avoid wet ropes.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2026
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Ben Tutt, a warhead modeler turned parachute designer, has never jumped out of an airplane to see if the nylon canopies attached to cords and a body harness really work.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Cables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cables. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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