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Recent Examples of wire
Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
Can't see Chism making it through the waiver wire given how heavily he was recruited as an UDFA.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 June 2025
ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
North Korean officials wired Wen about $2 million during the operation, to be used for obtaining firearms and other goods.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Noun
By June 2023, even a call from PNC’s fraud department declining his outgoing wire could not dissuade him.
—Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
Can't see Chism making it through the waiver wire given how heavily he was recruited as an UDFA.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Verb
This requires a square grid of nearest-neighbor connections among its qubits, as well as wiring to connect qubits that are relatively distant on the chip.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
North Korean officials wired Wen about $2 million during the operation, to be used for obtaining firearms and other goods.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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However, many travelers don't think twice about buying a cheap charging cable from a questionable vendor at an airport shop or online marketplace, making these cables a more successful point of attack.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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Geneva to replace underground utility cables The city of Geneva is aiming to enhance electric service reliability by replacing underground utility cable in four areas throughout the community starting in July, city officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
Verb
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It can be used corded or cordless (20 hours), and the misting attachment can keep you up to 10 degrees cooler.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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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
Noun
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From there, the group — which also included Joel Enrique Sandoval-Lopez, Joan Sebastian Castaneda-Lozada and Andres Pineda-Mogollon — fashioned makeshift ropes from bedsheets and climbed out of a third-story window.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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The driveway gate of the waist-high chain-link fence dividing the front yard from the sidewalk was bent and mangled, lashed to a metal fence pole with white rope.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Boatman, 32, allegedly strapped his daughter into her car seat, went inside the Madisonville home and didn't return to the car, the sheriff's office said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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Images of Ed, strapped into a harness and dangling in the air, quickly went viral.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 June 2025
Verb
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One brave guy threaded his way across the traffic and went over and shook his hand, a handshake that caused applause from the crowd.—
Karen L. Rancourt,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2025
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Apologies for injecting myself into this Sox fans thread.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Their second daughter arrived in 2009, and the couple tied the knot in December 2010.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
24 June 2025
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Around 61% of workers say that the climb up the corporate ladder feels outdated, with Gen Z and millennials just about tied at 65% and 62% respectively.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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