live wire

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Recent Examples of live wire The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said one of the two deaths happened when a Pittsburgh man was electrocuted by live wires, per Accuweather. Raven Brunner, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The drama tonight is about the host, Jerry Lewis, at the time something of a live wire and out of keeping with Academy tradition. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 Harmony, for all her accomplishments, is a live wire and a threat. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025 The drama tonight is about the host, Jerry Lewis, at the time something of a live wire and out of keeping with Academy tradition. Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for live wire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for live wire
Noun
  • In the car, officers found a safe, all of the children's passports as well as Jenny Boelter's, about $10,000 in cash, a revolver pistol in the glove box and another semi-automatic pistol in a cooler, the FBI said in the complaint.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • He was then stopped again by police in his hometown of Murfreesboro, where police took another pistol off him.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Small but mighty, seeds are nutritional powerhouses.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, financial powerhouses continue defending these practices as essential to business success.
    Suresh Basnet, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Headed by bass-guitar dynamo and EWF co-founder Verdine White, the current lineup also features two members — singer Philip Bailey and drummer Ralph Johnson — who both came on board in 1972.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter gives the dynamo the chance to reconnect with her tribe, ensuring that her story and message aren’t consigned to obscurity.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 24 June 2025

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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live%20wire. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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