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Recent Examples of cables
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Optical circuit switches are devices that determine the best path for optical signals to travel between fiber-optic cables.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Its octopus-like horizontal limbs seemingly defy gravity, although some are held up with suspension cables, and the tree is rigged with a lightning rod.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The team also submitted a design for a dramatic and ambitious bridge to be suspended by cables from six soaring arches, described by the contractor as a fountain, and anchored to the ground by a massive center pier.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The towers at the opposite ends of the canyon that support the bridge’s suspension cables rise 860 feet (262 meters) and 673 feet (205 meters) above their foundations.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Most of these require local area network (LAN) cables that can get tangled, says Narukiyo.
—Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The defense minister detailed an operation involving a Royal Navy frigate, a Royal Air Force patrol plane and hundreds of personnel deployed to deter a trio of Russian submarines that were detected near underwater cables in Britain’s economic exclusionary zone.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Optical circuit switches are devices that determine the best path for optical signals to travel between fiber-optic cables.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Its octopus-like horizontal limbs seemingly defy gravity, although some are held up with suspension cables, and the tree is rigged with a lightning rod.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
The team also submitted a design for a dramatic and ambitious bridge to be suspended by cables from six soaring arches, described by the contractor as a fountain, and anchored to the ground by a massive center pier.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The towers at the opposite ends of the canyon that support the bridge’s suspension cables rise 860 feet (262 meters) and 673 feet (205 meters) above their foundations.
—Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Most of these require local area network (LAN) cables that can get tangled, says Narukiyo.
—Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cables
Noun
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Little Betsy, the artist of the family, paints all of our red, green, and blue electrical wires by hand.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Plan your plantings so no nearby tree or shrub will ever grow tall enough to snag any of those wires, even in a windy storm.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Close to Rocky Mountain National Park, this all-inclusive guest ranch has everything from classic ranch activities like trail rides to surprising options such as a ropes course and zip line.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Dupont brewed a variety of beers from the very beginning, but by the 1970s, saison was on the ropes, representing only about 2% of the company’s sales, while no one else was brewing it.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Charmast Portable Charger keeps all my devices alive without requiring me to pack a tangled mess of extra cords.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some of the victims had been wearing backpacks equipped with airbags that can help keep people on the surface of an avalanche, but had not pulled the cords to deploy the bags, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Cables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cables. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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