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wired

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verb

past tense of wire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
The costumes with wired lampshade tunics that Poiret created in 1913 for a play called The Minaret, crossed over the footlights and were adopted by the bon ton. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025 There's also Bluetooth 6.0 connectivity and USB-C wired mode. New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025 Model and influencer Sonia Lyson with an iPhone, and white wired ear pod headphones from Apple in Berlin, Germany. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 Satellite is mostly used in areas without wired alternatives. Kara McGinley, USA Today, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • The musical originally toured the United States for six months in 1976, a legendarily troubled production, retooled constantly, that has long since entered stage lore.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Before, during and after Property tax values in 2025 were not based on either of the previous two troubled cycles, with the county assessor introducing a new formula based on 2022 values.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Williams tied a career high with four made 3-pointers, and Keon Johnson tied a career high with eight assists.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • After the first quarter ended with the score tied at 22, the Jazz dominated the Heat 40-19 in the second quarter to enter halftime with a 21-point lead.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Umpires must already see pitches accurately, move well and handle upset managers and players.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
  • All three have gone after one another while 71-year-old conservative activist and talk show host Curtis Sliwa aims for a major upset for Republicans.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • From embattled and high-strung romances to one three-time divorcée, here's a look at her relationship timeline.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Vest has always been high-strung, prone to wearing emotion on his sleeve.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • These are jittery times, and scripted television has responded with an unusually jittery set of offerings.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Investors remain jittery as the conflict between Israel and Iran has yet to cool.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Three design firms are vying to develop a master plan for the 80-plus acre area east of U.S. 31 and bounded by City Center Drive to the north, Congressional Drive to the east and south and Pennsylvania Street to the west.
    Jake Allen, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The notice alerts affordable housing developers registered with the state that the city intends to sell or lease its 1.4-acre property, which occupies the entire downtown block bounded by A Street, First Avenue, B Street and Front Street.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In the first film, mystical Chinese fortune cookies cause Anna, a rebellious teenager, and her uptight mother, Tess, to swap bodies.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Shooter aped Marvel Comics’ writing style, bringing a measure of 1960s cool to the more uptight comics that National put out.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • But as Trump appears to ignore court decisions and high-level administration officials are suggesting suspending the writ of habeas corpus, Bolick is nervous the United States is heading toward authoritarianism.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Students, meanwhile, often get nervous about asking for clarification or diving deeper into a topic in front of their peers.
    Shelbie Witte, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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