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Recent Examples of cables
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.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Supply chains compound the problem further, with wait times for substations, high-voltage cables, and steel already stretched well beyond historical norms.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The 2,000-degree heat burned through the electrical system and melted the DC-9's control cables.
—Hank Tester, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Musk’s lawyers are gathered around a table in front of the witness stand, which is covered in laptops, binders, cables and water bottles.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 May 2026
These cables carry 99% of global data and support up to $10 trillion in daily financial transactions, according to reports.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The island already exports about 40 percent of its electricity, largely to Corsica and the Italian mainland via two existing submarine cables.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Near the summit of Half Dome, on the infamous steel cables hikers use to ascend the final stretch of bare granite, another traffic jam formed, trapping people hundreds of feet in the air, according to social media posts.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Data and Wi-Fi cables extend from the back of the escutcheon.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 May 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Supply chains compound the problem further, with wait times for substations, high-voltage cables, and steel already stretched well beyond historical norms.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The 2,000-degree heat burned through the electrical system and melted the DC-9's control cables.
—Hank Tester, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Musk’s lawyers are gathered around a table in front of the witness stand, which is covered in laptops, binders, cables and water bottles.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 12 May 2026
These cables carry 99% of global data and support up to $10 trillion in daily financial transactions, according to reports.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
The island already exports about 40 percent of its electricity, largely to Corsica and the Italian mainland via two existing submarine cables.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Near the summit of Half Dome, on the infamous steel cables hikers use to ascend the final stretch of bare granite, another traffic jam formed, trapping people hundreds of feet in the air, according to social media posts.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Data and Wi-Fi cables extend from the back of the escutcheon.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cables
Noun
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Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Comcast uses wires that were buried under your street sometime between the American Revolution and the invention of the salad fork, and has way more customers than Starlink.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Below, our experts break down the cool-girl makeup trends for summer that will have velvet ropes dropping for you.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
20 May 2026
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Instead of floating surface buoys tethered to traps, the system stores ropes and buoys on the seafloor until fishermen return and trigger an acoustic release that brings the gear to the surface.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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The adjustable cords along the bottom cuffs even keep bugs from crawling up your calves.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2026
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“Cables.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cables. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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