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Recent Examples of wire
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Spencer Platt/Getty Images The tall ship drifted backward and ultimately struck the Brooklyn Bridge, snapping off the tops of the masts as some sailors clung to wires for safety.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Another time, Santos sent a borrower a bank statement that falsely stated Ethos had more than $100 million, which led the borrower to wire Ethos money.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Tubes 1 and 2 were inundated with salt water during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and Amtrak has said the resulting corrosion of wires has played havoc with signaling and traction power in the tubes over the past decade.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Spencer Platt/Getty Images The tall ship drifted backward and ultimately struck the Brooklyn Bridge, snapping off the tops of the masts as some sailors clung to wires for safety.
—Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 May 2025
Verb
We are all wired to focus on the most salient stimuli in our environment.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
Another time, Santos sent a borrower a bank statement that falsely stated Ethos had more than $100 million, which led the borrower to wire Ethos money.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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Plus, people are ditching their pay-TV packages for cheaper streaming options and further chipping away at the cable companies’ once-lucrative bottom lines.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Charter’s Spectrum brand will be the consumer-facing business for cable, mobile and other services.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Tires cording after only 50 laps is untenable, effectively forcing drivers to throttle back and run tight against the bottom, further limiting passing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This corded immersion blender sports a substantially more powerful 625 watts, a four-pronged blade, and five variable speed settings.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The actor, who is Black and gay, previously alleged that two men jeered at him before pouring bleach onto his body and tying a rope around his neck on Jan. 29, 2019.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
23 May 2025
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Elster plays with perspective and consciousness in her interactive display, placing some items on the ground and using a rope to keep viewers at a distance from some artifacts and artworks.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Possibly the single most gorgeous moment in the movie happens when one of the mothers, bracing for the wrenching separation of putting her baby into foster care, straps the infant into a car seat.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2025
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The 4-year-old and 10-year-old drowned while strapped into the vehicle, KNXV-TV reported from authorities.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Use the colors in the art to thread through into little details in your home.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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Marc Casado is able to drop from midfield and waltz past the Madrid front two, before threading a pass through to Robert Lewandowski, who scores.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Soon after the tournament ended, in which Scheffler finished tied for 8th place, the city announced that there were errors in the police department's handling of the case, and charges were ultimately dropped.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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The Spaniard ultimately tied for eighth, finishing seven behind Scheffler.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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