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verb

past tense of wire

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
Red and white caps sat neatly stacked on the table, as did a wired microphone. Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Faster wired charging, 50% charge in 20 minutes. Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 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 Satellite providers such as Hughesnet and Starlink serve areas with fewer wired options. Kara McGinley, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • However, thematically and stylistically this is of a piece with its predecessors’ interest in dysfunctional families, troubled teens and tweens (once again directed with skill by Omerzu), and unexpected narrative diversions and surprises.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But while they’re known for their humor, Martin is hoping to induce a different feeling in viewers with Wayward, a new Netflix thriller that deals with the troubled teen industry, set to debut September 25.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scale Questions of scale threaded many European panelists’ comments.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There are the standard individual handles, which are sturdy plastic tubes threaded on nylon ropes for individual arm exercises like curls.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That inclusivity has been on display with the selections of both Lamar and Ocasio, the latter of whom Jay-Z praised in a statement tied to the announcement.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Examining issues tied to mass incarceration, says Holt, often turns up compelling stories.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • George Springer has every right to be upset about the call that went against him in the game Tuesday night for his Toronto Blue Jays against the Boston Red Sox.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • All parts of this plant contains saponins, which can cause salivation, vomiting and GI upset.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • From embattled and high-strung romances to one three-time divorcée, here's a look at her relationship timeline.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • And though all of Anderson’s artistry and jittery comedic sensibility is present, the director hasn’t created a pretentious version of an action flick; One Battle After Another is the real thing, filled with beautifully shot car chases and shoot-outs.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Their jittery variations can hide important developments elsewhere.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the other dogs gathered in a small pack, Rylo ran in circles and bounded toward them, hoping to join in the fun.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • While the immediate retooling impacts the auto workforce across the state, the shifts also affect the international competition where experts think China and Europe are leaps and bounds ahead of American EV technology and adoption.
    Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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