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verb

past tense of wire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
For those who prefer a wired network connection, a Power over Ethernet (PoE) model is also available for $199.99. PC Magazine, 29 May 2025 Marky’s wired money to foreign bank accounts, receiving the caviar by courier or mail. Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025 The pair were indicted on 12 counts of bank and wired fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy in 2019 and went to prison in January 2023. Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 June 2025 In addition to taking up less counter space than wired alternatives, cordless water flossers can also be easier to use. Alexis Berger, SELF, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • Son of Liam’s Map was a troubled sixth in the Kentucky Derby and a closing second in the Matt Winn Stakes in his last start.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • Bell is among at least 34 boys who stayed at Dozier and another 16 sent to Okeechobee — a separate boys’ school with a troubled history — who ended up on Florida’s death row, according to a review by The Marshall Project.
    The Marshall Project, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 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
  • Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Vest has always been high-strung, prone to wearing emotion on his sleeve.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • This was also long before Emily Blunt was a household name, so the sass and high-strung nature of her character felt fresh.
    Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • And the real-world interest in conspiracy theories provides a feedback loop for Hollywood to make more of these stories see under: Ryan Coogler developing a new X-Files for these jittery 2020s times — which powers and makes these real-world theories even more fun.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2025
  • Darvish has handled the October pressure well since his former Rangers colleague, Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller, advantaged by a rising payroll at a time when Cubs ownership was made jittery by the pandemic, got him ahead of the 2021 season via a lopsided trade.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • This can include exploding upward with a vertical jump, bounding side to side, or swiftly changing directions.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 July 2025
  • Thanks to his coveted slot, Young bounds up the charts in the United Kingdom, as such a coveted slot can lead to a huge uptick in consumption.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Two of them—Bertha Russell on The Gilded Age and Gloria Burgle on Fargo—have earned her Emmy nominations, and that number seems likely to grow thanks to her delicious performance as Laurie, an uptight workaholic in the midst of a midlife crisis in The White Lotus season three.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 June 2025
  • In addition to all of the actors named above, Sherry Cola pops up as Sam’s work pal, Nadine, and Anna Chlumsky as Betsy’s uptight, passive-aggressive future sister-in-law, Virginia.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Despite more than 50 years in show business – running the gamut of Broadway, TV and film − Martin Short refreshingly still feels nervous ahead of hosting his first game show.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 23 July 2025
  • All 11 brought home at least one full point in Rome, the result of their talent but also of a cohesive approach where veteran Justin Rose was willing to be paired with nervous rookie Robert MacIntyre in fourball and sit the foursomes sessions.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 July 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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