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verb

past tense of wire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
Its Intelligent Edge segment (15.04%) offers wired and wireless local area networks. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025 South Korea is an incredibly, incredibly wired society. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 Most wireless subwoofers are made to reduce or eliminate latency entirely, while those purchasing low-end Bluetooth transmitters for converting wired subwoofers to wireless may be subject to higher levels of latency. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2025 The shopping date came after Todd and Julie, who were indicted on 12 counts of bank and wired fraud, tax evasion, and conspiracy, were released from separate prisons on Wednesday, May 28, after receiving a full pardon from President Donald Trump a day prior. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • In the upcoming ninth season of Rehab Addict, which premieres on June 24, Curtis restores both that Wyoming home and a troubled Detroit property that had been invaded by squatters.
    Erin Clements, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • Sue has had her own troubled relationship and substance abuse issues.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 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
  • The heated encounter occurred outside a building, as Hannah-Kim appeared visibly upset about the situation and wanted an explanation for Kove’s actions.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • In what many pundits considered an upset, Tordillos eventually overcame a slight deficit on election night to overtake Matthew Quevedo, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s deputy chief of staff, by six votes.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • A lot went down on Thursday’s new episode of Hacks, but one of the most memorable moments was when Deborah Vance (played by Jean Smart) had an unexpected night out with her dutiful and high-strung assistant, Damien (played by Mark Indelicato).
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Others might be more high-strung, trying to live up to the older sibling's example or carve out their own identity.
    Emily Edlynn, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For all the consternation and jittery moments, at least neither team asked their franchise player to change positions in an awkward matter, alienate the player and eventually trade the player for a return many view as underwhelming.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • But the market was jittery after an extended IPO drought.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
  • The same dog who once could barely walk now bounds across the shelter yard with joyful energy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 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
  • But with Wirtz, there was suddenly an effort not to do that; the media got nervous about calling it a record.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Watching his son evolve from a 4-star recruit out of Columbus High School in Miami to an eventual first-round pick out of Michigan State, Richardson doesn’t get too nervous or overly excited when Jase is on the court.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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