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Recent Examples of wire
Rob Coyne, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
It was also revealed to jurors that over the course of their three-year relationship, Combs wired Jane over $150,000.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 10 June 2025
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
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Noun
Our brains are wired to think about space and time separately.
—Rob Coyne, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
It was also revealed to jurors that over the course of their three-year relationship, Combs wired Jane over $150,000.
—Janelle Griffith, People.com, 10 June 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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Scope of supply: Nothing Headphone (1), case, USB-C cable, 3.5mm jack, user guide.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The pillow comes with a drawstring carrying bag, a 3.5mm auxiliary audio cable, and a USB-C charging cable with a wall adapter.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 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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Zayn nearly passed out in the submission before ultimately grabbing the bottom rope.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Despite an extensive search by the sheriff’s office using air assets, ground searchers and rope teams, Brinkmeyer was not found and a decision was made to end search efforts.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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After the travel party’s homemade catamaran flipped, leaving the group to drift in the ocean for over 24 hours, Rockefeller strapped empty gasoline cans to his waist and swam for help.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour has helped inspire an obsession with all things Wild West this year — and her stop in Las Vegas (July 25 - 26) is the perfect excuse to strap on your spurs, or at least purchase a cowboy hat.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The Senate begins its marathon debate about President Donald Trump's package of legislative priorities as Republicans try to thread the needle for tax cuts, Medicaid reforms and border security funding with a narrow majority.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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While the jumps across genre and time periods felt somewhat stuttered and inconsistent throughout the night, that theme of empowerment managed to thread things together, if a little precariously.—
Olivia Petty,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Joining him was David Lipsky, who made a clutch eagle on the par-5 17th to tie Grillo and Campbell at 18-under, but a costly bogey on 18 kept him out of the playoff.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Given that the government generally does not do great things with its money, tying its spending priorities to debt service is probably a positive.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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