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verb

past tense of wire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
But grief and a hunger for justice will do that to a man, especially one with the wired intensity of Rami Malek. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025 For those who live truly far afield from wired and even wireless networks, the best option might be Starlink. PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 This needs to happen over a wired connection, such as the USB-C to USB-C cable that comes in the box with the headphones. David Phelan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 For wired connections, Apple carries over the same USB 3 spec from last year's M2 iPad Air. PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • Proposals for Combating Polarization and Extremism By Larry Diamond, Edward B. Foley, and Richard H. Pildes The Primary Solution: Rescuing Our Democracy From the Fringes By Nick Troiano Two new books explore the deeply troubled election system in the United States.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, some at City Hall have heard rumblings about major cuts to the planning department, which processes development applications and updates zoning plans, as well as the troubled Animal Services Department.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 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
  • Gannon informed Nolen that Johnson was a little upset with falling into the second round.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • In medical settings, it's used to treat poisoning, overdoses, high cholesterol, hangovers, and upset stomach.
    Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Feeling at home is a strong theme as Buddy tries to build a relationship with his estranged father, a high-strung corporate worker on the naughty list portrayed by Michael Hayden, and make it in the human world.
    Caroline Howe, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Tariffs have already raised prices of the leading brands of strollers, car seats and other kids’ products by hundreds of dollars, sending retailers and manufacturers scrambling to secure inventory from vendors and driving jittery parents into buying items for newborns right away.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The latter would be the smartest course, calming jittery investors and giving U.S. companies more certainty over how to plan for the months and years ahead.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The area is bounded by Interstate 30 to the north, Cherry Lane to the west, Camp Bowie West Boulevard to the south, and West Loop 820 to the west.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Musk bounded down the steps of Air Force One behind Trump in Miami, carrying his 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, on his shoulders.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In 1982, Marsh switched to comedy as uptight Roz Keith in the 1982-83 TV sitcom 9 to 5, which was based on the film of the same name.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • In their dance number at the Tropicana, for instance, Omara dances with her heels down, while her more uptight sister is on her toes.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Dellow was nervous about rush hour traffic, but the Uber dropped Nikishin off at 6:45 p.m. at the airport.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Your younger colleague is nervous about each conversation.
    Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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

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