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Recent Examples of 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
Some are strapped to wires, waiting to be thrown into the air by various creatures.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Rodents can damage a home by chewing on wires and insulation, and also carry several viruses that pose health risks.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
These desks have cutouts or adjustable panels to accommodate power cords and wires.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
No wires, no hassle, just plug in the dongle and play.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Some are strapped to wires, waiting to be thrown into the air by various creatures.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Rodents can damage a home by chewing on wires and insulation, and also carry several viruses that pose health risks.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
These desks have cutouts or adjustable panels to accommodate power cords and wires.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
No wires, no hassle, just plug in the dongle and play.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wires
Noun
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From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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The aesthetic will shift — fewer curtains, more cables.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kids and thrill-seeking adults can also climb, bounce, and crawl through the treetop ropes and tunnels at the adjoining Skynet Playground and adventure park.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Other than Valak appearing in both The Conjuring 2 and The Nun, there’s no apparent link between the two movies — but in The Nun’s sequel, a plot point emerges that ties the movies together.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The book also ties Pennywise’s origins to Derry’s original Native American population in a colonial allegory.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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Mortality threads through much of his Country!—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Wires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wires. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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