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Recent Examples of wire
Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Installing the 12,000 feet of overhead wire and 8,300 feet of track took two years.
—Eleanor Nash
may 18, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Return cupcakes to wire rack and let sit 15 minutes for glaze to set before serving (or, chill 5 minutes).
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
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Noun
By Monday afternoon, 30 high wind reports had been recorded across the Midwest, including reports of trees and wires down in Illinois, Missouri and Michigan.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Installing the 12,000 feet of overhead wire and 8,300 feet of track took two years.
—Eleanor Nash
may 18, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
Verb
Watched Colorado pounce early and lead wire to wire, to a game dominated by the Wild from the opening faceoff.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
Return cupcakes to wire rack and let sit 15 minutes for glaze to set before serving (or, chill 5 minutes).
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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And the episodes have continued to be a draw over the years for cable networks like USA and Warner’s TBS, as well as streamers such as Disney’s Hulu.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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The screen can be powered through a single USB-C cable from the host computer and has a touchscreen surface when used with MacOS and Windows devices.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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When Gualtieri found his feet, Jones stalked him back to the ropes and put him away with a vicious uppercut.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Rhodes staggered and Zayn bounced off the rope and pushed Rhodes onto the announce table.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
Verb
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In the upcoming fifth and sixth seasons of Rubble & Crew, fans will strap on safety gear and get ready for demolition, as Builder Cove’s construction heroes become the Wrecking Crew, moving from construction to destruction.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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One of the greatest Niners to ever strap on a gold helmet.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Caballero, 78, was strangled with a phone cord in January 2021.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Although the film pleasingly goes full Latin-American Peckinpah — yet with a far more convincing and righteous anti-colonial streak — threaded throughout are dreamlike interludes and flashbacks that provide generational historical context to the events and intensify the atmosphere.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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But threaded through that agricultural machinery is another, less calloused dream.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Cleveland rallied and tied it at 50-all on a jumper by Harden before the Knicks countered with a 10-1 run.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2026
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The Aces battled back and tied it at 90 on a jumper in the lane by Chelsea Gray and again at 94 on two free throws by A’ja Wilson.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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