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Recent Examples of wire
Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Yamamoto has gone wire to wire so far and could earn votes of his own.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Most of the articles are wire stories about national matters.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But many investors aren’t wired that way, said Kelly LaVigne, vice president of consumer insights at Allianz Life.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Yamamoto has gone wire to wire so far and could earn votes of his own.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Incoom made it through the cut deadline and then the post-cut waiver wire.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Most of the articles are wire stories about national matters.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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Fiber-optic cables line abandoned fields, and drones hunt individual soldiers at all hours of the day.—
Marco Hernandez,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The larger back pockets are big enough to hold flat power banks, hard drives, and smartphones, while the smaller compartments are great for separating charging cables, USB blocks, flash drives, and memory cards.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Rodriguez caught Valkyria on the top rope and finished her off wit ha Tejada Bomb.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For Cora and Sam, one half of each of those couples, that connection lives like a rope between them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The kidnappers take her to Teddy’s house and strap her to a table in the basement, after taking precautions to make sure she’s not traced by fellow Andromedons.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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And there was no chance that paramedics would be strapping a member of the Yankees coaching staff to a stretcher and sending him to the hospital because of the actions of a Boston pitcher.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hair tools with cords are fine for checked or carry-on bags.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For example, the undulating landscape of the Chinese Hillside Garden is threaded with meandering paths that wind through a woodland of conifer trees and beside a narrow stream with a small waterfall.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Ugarte then threads the ball to Amad, who misses the target, but is flagged offside anyway.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The college has implemented new programs and expanded others that are tied to in-demand jobs, Posey said.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Lorenzen retired the next two hitters — via strikeout — as the game remained tied.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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