wires 1 of 2

noun

plural of wire
as in cables
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a telephone wire

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wires

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wire
as in cords

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Recent Examples of wires
Noun
The video then cut to a picture of herself in a hospital gown with wires attached to her body, along with a snap of what appeared to be the chest drain inserted into her armpit. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026 Investigators determined the man had left the device on the scene with wires exposed, the police report states. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 It can be set up in under a minute without a tangle of wires to trip over. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026 The emails from McDonnell promising incoming bank wires and new revenue streams subsided. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 There are no monthly account maintenance fees, but other fees such as transactional fees for wires, instant transfers, and ATM apply. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Solar fixtures recharge during the day and switch on automatically at dusk, so there are no wires to run and no extra draw on your electric meter. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Suspended from wires overhead, a sports car was poised as if racing around a Möbius strip, meant to evoke the unending pursuit of improvement. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Otherwise, Iran and the United States will continue to get their wires crossed—and the next cease-fire could again collapse. — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wires
  1. cables
  2. ties
  3. ropes
  4. threads
Noun
  • That’s likely an attempt to minimize any concerns raised by the communities where the service is expanding, given these drones have already been scrutinized for crashing into cranes, internet cables, gardens, and an apartment building.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026
  • AUVs can inspect undersea cables and other critical infrastructure, map the seabed and support offshore industries.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cables
Verb
  • That actually ties the non-DCU, The Batman spin-off The Penguin, the hugely praised standalone series that aired in 2024.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For collection accounts and charge-offs, federal law ties the reporting period to the initial delinquency that ultimately led to the account being charged off or sent to collections.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ties
Noun
  • Kopple’s Hamptons—even with its endless velvet ropes and parties and Jacuzzis—is positively quaint in comparison.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Daisy Sanchez made sure to also give her thanks to the rescue crews who responded to the crash site and had to use ropes to get down the cliff.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ropes
Verb
  • The route threads through waterfront parks, past the Island Park and Wildlife Sanctuary’s back-channel islands, and along quiet residential streets.
    — John Godfrey Published, Midwest Living, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Frontier Act threads the needle on this by creating lanes where states can still pass their own laws — such as around consumer safety that would protect children or stop pornography.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of threads

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