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wired

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verb

past tense of wire

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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
  • For Kelly, the Mexican release is also another chapter in the unlikely afterlife of a film that has continued to attract new audiences long after its troubled theatrical debut.
    José Salazar, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
  • De la Espriella promised El Salvador-style mega-prisons, while Cepeda promised to salvage Petro’s troubled ‘total peace’ talks with rebel groups.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Rita Ora gave white knee-high boots three times the lace at the Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday, performing at Seaclose Park in Newport in a pair threaded up the front, back and outer side.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 June 2026
  • An adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name and a sequel to The Shining, director Mike Flanagan threaded an impressive needle with 2019's Doctor Sleep.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Brazil and Morocco are currently tied atop Group C with four points apiece.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • San Francisco tied the game at 1-1 in the second following Caissie’s home run on a Daniel Susac sacrifice fly after loading the bases on three consecutive singles against Lake Bachar, who opened Miami’s bullpen game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
Adjective
  • Scotland may have lost 0-1 to Morocco in a World Cup match at Boston Stadium on Friday, but the thing the Tartan Army was most upset about?
    Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
    Matt Brown, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The productivity gains are real but bounded.
    Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Then after another Algerian wave of pressure, Gouiri tapped in a loose ball after a corner from Anis Hadj Moussa, Mahrez’s replacement after the hydration break in the 76th minute, bounded loosely through the box.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Adjective
  • The film follows Summer (McGraw), a high-strung teenager whose birthday getaway takes an unexpected turn when her free-spirited mom's new boyfriend joins the trip, who also happens to be her vice principal.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • Carlton Preppy, high-strung, ambitious, sweater vest-wearing, Tom Jones-loving cousin to the Fresh Prince.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • At Dolce & Gabbana, models wore clusters of jeweled cameos and crystals cinched at the waist.
    Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Malia Obama wore an oversized light gray blazer, cinched at the waist, over a dark gray miniskirt.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 June 2026

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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