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wired

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verb

past tense of wire

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
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 There is no good reason to automatically allow wired connections when unlocked. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • Inside the pack, a walkie-talkie squawked with the voices of staff who needed back-up on the playground, or a bathroom break, or help soothing a troubled student.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The series is told through the eyes of Rue Bennett, a troubled drug addict played by Zendaya.
    Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Making our way to compatibility, all three Mission 1s go with all of GoPro's existing mounts – magnetic, conventional, and threaded.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Article continues below Star clusters and dimmer nebulas are visible threaded through the galactic plane, while the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — appears as a hazy patch of light to the bottom right of the shot.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Its 56 road points were the most in the Eastern Conference this season and tied Dallas for second most in the NHL.
    Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Esther said that Kim was upset about McCormick's bizarre behavior.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The demonstrations have been primarily instigated by farmers, agricultural contractors and road haulage operators, who are upset with the government’s response to the spike in fuel prices since the onset of the Iran war.
    Michael Considine, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In episode three, that perfect fit is Benito Skinner, who plays a high-strung costume designer named Carter who wears Valerie down with a visual and spiritual assault on caftans on the set of her new sitcom.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The same is true of Sonny and Sal, his high-strung henchman.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Who this kind of testing is really for Exceptional online testing isn’t restricted to jittery grade-schoolers flailing in traditional classrooms.
    Lucy Jones April 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Basketball gave me a reason to be jittery, an acceptable use for my constant movement.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Miller opened the dog crate, and with some coaxing, C31F stepped out and bounded down the hill out of the yard and to the safety of the railroad.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Howe Park is a 38-acre community park in Sacramento County’s Arden Arcade neighborhood, next to Howe Avenue Elementary School, and bounded by Howe Avenue, Cottage Way and Bell Street.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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