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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 house arrives with a pre-wired electrical system, which includes lighting, switches, sockets, and ventilation. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026 Brightspeed is often one of the few wired alternatives in rural zones. Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025 As for wired charging, leaker Ice Universe reports the S26 Ultra could get up to 60W speeds, a big jump from 45W on the S25 Ultra. PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025 The set-up, with its romantic tensions still cross-wired after all these years, seems promising. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • That has sent maritime insurance rates through the roof and given some financiers and shipping companies cold feet about tempting fate and navigating through the troubled waters.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
  • Martin created and stars in the Netflix series Wayward, the thriller-drama revolving around the inner workings and dark secrets of a fictional school for troubled teenagers.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • This design is an upgrade on previous designs which have had such tubes threaded through mesh material, a time-consuming task, Ralston said.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 June 2026
  • And again when Towns drove to the basket and leaped, with four Spurs defenders collapsing on him, then threaded the ball through the Spurs’ defenders to Bridges in the corner for the open shot.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The other five people tied to the case also began buying stock around that time.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The Federal Reserve controls the federal funds rate, which is a rate that banks charge each other and is more closely tied to credit cards, personal loans, and home-equity lines.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Dec. 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
Verb
  • The first phase of the development will involve two 14-story towers to be constructed in the parking lot space bounded by 63rd Street on the north, 64th Street on the south, the Metra Electric tracks on the east, and Dorchester Avenue on the west.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Dressed almost entirely in black clothes more suitable for winter despite temperatures still hovering in the 80s, the 41-year-old singer bounded onstage and immediately established a tone that was equal parts concert, confessional and motivational speech.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
Adjective
  • Carlton Preppy, high-strung, ambitious, sweater vest-wearing, Tom Jones-loving cousin to the Fresh Prince.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 June 2026
  • Played with blistering sarcasm by Emily Blunt, the high-strung Runway magazine assistant had many of the most crackling one-liners in the original 2006 film.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Carpenter paid homage to Madonna’s aesthetic by adding a pair of wrist-length black lace gloves and a skinny black belt that cinched at her waist.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • Styles’ shoes picked up his white leather belt, which cinched powder blue voluminous pleated trousers.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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