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Recent Examples of wire
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The feds advised to never wire money or pay with a gift card or cryptocurrency.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
No cords or wires will be spilling out thanks to the organization slots at the back of this media unit that stealthily corral them at the back.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
He’s wired perfectly, because of it, to line up opposite The Prototype.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The feds advised to never wire money or pay with a gift card or cryptocurrency.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Jake Ciely’s Power Up Players Excerpt from Jake Ciely’s Week 6 waiver wire, with advice for even the deepest of leagues.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
No cords or wires will be spilling out thanks to the organization slots at the back of this media unit that stealthily corral them at the back.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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With a roster of guests including Angela Bassett, Celia Weston, Grace Gummer, Danny Huston, and Neil Patrick Harris, this is when the series cemented its transition from cable oddity to a genuine drawing card in the entertainment industry.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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European officials have also been warning about other hybrid threats and suspect Moscow was behind a string of incidents, including the sabotage of an undersea cable, cyberattacks, GPS jamming of civil aviation, and even acts of arson.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Flux ropes in the solar wind range from 3,000 to 6 million miles in width.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some rope and stanchion kept them from knock, knocking on the wood.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And be prepared to strap into your breezy ripped jeans for the foreseeable.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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The buckle straps keep the cover from blowing off, and there’s an adjustable cord to keep it extra secure.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Less than 10 minutes later, Zubimendi was threading a delicate pass through to Eze inside the box, and the resulting shot directly led to Rice’s opener.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The track is a synthesis of where Swift is in her life, in a pop era threaded with happiness, family and the promise of forever.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Vendors will be on site and a fly tying demonstration by local guide Brian Wise will take place.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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Stott still made it to third base later in the inning as the tying run, but the Phillies stranded him there.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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