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verb

past tense of wire

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
Those with wired headphones can feed their headphone cord through the earphone hole to seamlessly listen to music without having to take out their phone. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 There is no good reason to automatically allow wired connections when unlocked. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Once soaked, use a soft sponge or a non-wired brush (soft-bristled is best) to gently scrub the filters. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025 This inhibits the promotion of natural melatonin and shoots adrenaline to create an alertness effect creating a tired but wired effect, says Marchetti. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • At first glance, Grace resembles the type of mothers who have become a dominant cinematic presence in recent years—women portrayed as troubled about being a caregiver.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The film follows seventeen-year-old Katie Thompson, a troubled teen spiralling after the tragic death of her younger brother – a loss that has left her not only emotionally scarred but also cursed with a disturbing ability to glimpse the world beyond the living.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The silhouette featured an almond toe and stacked block heel, while the shaft made a unique statement with cinching at the ankle, a general looseness up the leg and then a lace threaded through the circumference about three-quarters of the way up, knotted in a bow as a dainty embellishment.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • By the time it was all set up, the whole cold, disintegrating place was threaded with lights and lines, flickering everywhere, black and red, the sheer quantity somehow terrifying and embracing at once.
    Blair Braverman, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Lakers tied the Detroit Pistons for the second-most wins in the NBA (eight) behind only the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (10-1), but that wasn’t the only good news the team got on Monday.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Awards tied to market cap gains are paired with operational achievements.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Mamdani's win was seen as an upset to the establishment, since the 67-year-old Cuomo is the son of a three-time New York governor and held the position himself for a decade beginning in 2011.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Boise State fans could have been upset when they were upset at home by Fresno State as their season continued to slide away from them.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Dogs who lack exercise and stimulation can start exhibiting behavioral problems, and this breed, in particular, has a reputation for being high-strung.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, as Hjalmar’s 14-year-old daughter, Hedvig, the elfin Maaike Laanstra-Corn is delivering yet another wonderfully eccentric embodiment of a high-strung tween with a potentially perilous excess of imagination.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Of course the mood was that of a hundred jittery fans trying to play it cool.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Her recipe is simple, elegant, and designed to keep the party going without anyone leaving jittery or tired.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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