wires 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wire

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Recent Examples of wires
Noun
Made with plush ingredients like fleece, flannel, or cotton, electric blankets are just like regular throws but with wires woven into the fabric that generate heat. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025 Orangutans sometimes spend weeks finding the necessary materials (wires, bolts, screws), hiding their elaborate preparations from their keepers, and awaiting the perfect moment to execute their plans. Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 The follow-up tease showed someone holding a bunch of wires, insinuating that her costume likely has some animatronics involved. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025 Electricity from solar arrays heat iron wires similar to those in a toaster oven. IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025 Inventors such as Johann Philipp Reis in Germany and Antonio Meucci in Italy had earlier explored voice transmission over wires. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025 Thomas hid wires from the hanging lanterns by opening up the suspension rope and feeding the electrical line through it, then closing the rope again. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Who’s left on the waiver wires near the season’s midpoint? Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025 Suspects and their co-conspirators were also involved in payments using a variety of platforms, including peer-to-peer payment transfers, bank wires and cash exchanges, the prosecutors alleged. Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wires
Noun
  • With a focus on quality and accessibility, Pisen's product offerings include power banks, chargers, cables, audio accessories, car accessories, portable power stations, and phone replacement parts.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • These cables transmit hundreds of terabits of data per second including government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming.
    Magdalena Petrova, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Rescuers used ropes to recover his body from a rockpile below the viewpoint, deputies said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The crews used ropes to pull the man's body from the canyon.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • More than a century on, that mark ties him to Dan Ballard and the Sunderland-Arsenal Premier League match at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In the final act, Baramulla ties all its threads together.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • He gets beat up once and faces a few rowdy crowds, but threads every needle pretty much perfectly.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Once a utility choice for skaters drawn to their board grip, the style now threads between streetwear, luxury, and off-duty dressing.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Wires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wires. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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