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Recent Examples of wire
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Allow the cake layers to cool on a wire rack.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Olsen’s dental team also had to rebuild her jawbone with cadaver bone grafts, wire her jaw shut, remove broken teeth, and stabilize ones that became loose.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Allow the cake layers to cool on a wire rack.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
For a wreath, remove the heads of flowers, then wire them onto a grapevine form.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Olsen’s dental team also had to rebuild her jawbone with cadaver bone grafts, wire her jaw shut, remove broken teeth, and stabilize ones that became loose.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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How to watch USA Network – Access through a cable TV provider or streaming service.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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All of the cable alternative’s packages offer NFL Network, along with more than 90 other channels — such as CBS, ABC, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel, ESPN and much more.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Back in the ring, Punk, Cody, and Jey all unleashed moves on Reed and clotheslined him over the top rope.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers used ropes to recover his body from a rockpile below the viewpoint, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Crew members strap Vaughan into the harness, attach him to the crane, and lift him off the ground as Bennett films the whole thing on his cell phone.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Marty Friedman straps one on and puts it through its paces, cranking out some maximum riffage while lighting up Godzilla on the face of the guitar.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At that point, a lucky net cord, combined with a couple of rare Fritz mistakes, secured Alcaraz the set.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Overturning the validity of the IEEPA tariffs but doing as Katyal suggested and limiting the decision to prospective relief could thread an incredibly difficult needle.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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An across-the-board presence of Spanish and Andalusian productions Spanish and Andalusian signatures thread the lineup.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Harrison tied the team high with 13 points (50% from the field) in less than 12 minutes of play.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Then the Mitchell game-tying three and Wiggins’ game-winning dunk at the final buzzer happened.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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