high-voltage

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Recent Examples of high-voltage After the latest blackout began in late September, the Ukrainian authorities accused the Russians of intentionally cutting off the plant from Ukraine’s power grid, with the possible goal of trying to connect it to high-voltage lines belonging to Russia. Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 These are high-voltage connections. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025 For as long as 55-year-old Hopi Chairman Tim Nuvangyaoma has been alive, high-voltage power lines have cut across Hopi lands in northeast Arizona, carrying vast amounts of power long distances throughout the Southwest. Nate Perez, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025 Other risks include being crushed between the train and tunnel walls and being electrocuted by high-voltage subway tracks. Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-voltage
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Adjective
  • Strong geomagnetic storms can also spark bright, dynamic auroras, sometimes much farther into mid-latitudes than normal.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Attendees experienced a dynamic mix of panel discussions, live performances, workshops, and industry mixers, all culminating in the Touring Awards Ceremony.
    Evan Burke, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Think of your ankles as the first link in a kinetic chain.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Though she was lambasted at the time, the erotic drama has enjoyed a critical reappraisal in recent years, with fans celebrating Berkley's kinetic turn.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Honey in the Wound is a spellbinding debut about survival, family, magic, and the meaning of home.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • This spellbinding psychological thriller unfolds like a pulpy mystery novel, where the dynamic between the characters is even more intriguing than the mystery.
    Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The 23-year-old is one of the Premier League’s most enthralling, threatening attackers.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • For director Rowan Athale, the experience was enthralling but also wholly bizarre, largely because of the sheer amount of star-wattage in the room.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • The enchanting concert film marks the 25th anniversary of Aguilera’s holiday album My Kind of Christmas.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Remote Tortuguero National Park is an enchanting eco-tourism destination.
    Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Whether that’s stand in the pocket, whether that’s run, whether that’s scramble, whether that’s hand the ball off 30 times and be energetic about it.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The show channels a certain energetic, zany sense of humor viewers could recognize from their own adolescent friendships and antics, culminating in a five-season run and a 2021–2023 revival on Paramount+.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Chabada For a livelier scene, head to the main drag along Platja de l’Arenal to find Chabada.
    Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The style throughout, irrespective of category, is lively without being hectic, a pleasing postmodern blend of contemporary, midcentury, and roughly Victorian elements.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026

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“High-voltage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-voltage. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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