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Recent Examples of wires
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
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
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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
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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
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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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The law ties the amount to a statistic called the Payment Error Rate -- the official measure of accuracy -- whether states are giving recipients either too much, or too little, in food stamp money.—
James Sneed,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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The moment was even more special as Swift herself was in the crowd to cheer on the tight end, who now ties Priest Holmes for the most regular-season TDs in the Chiefs’ history.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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