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Recent Examples of wires
State House News Service, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The men opened the panel to find a quagmire of colorful wires in a cutout in the wall.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, there are nonlethal ways to stop mice from chewing wires.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
Looking to turn an older TV into a smart device without adding to your cluttered pile of wires?
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Walker said the workers were injured after a metal ladder came into contact with electrical wires outside the job site.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Keeping these appliances plugged in increases the risk of an electrical fire from any broken circuits or frayed wires and malfunctions.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The plane is in pieces, the main two chunks being the cockpit and the fuselage, both of which have been reduced to floating canisters with wires popping out of the sides.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
That 2019 plan contemplated the possibility of an entire network run on electricity through overhead wires.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The men opened the panel to find a quagmire of colorful wires in a cutout in the wall.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Thankfully, there are nonlethal ways to stop mice from chewing wires.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026
Looking to turn an older TV into a smart device without adding to your cluttered pile of wires?
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Walker said the workers were injured after a metal ladder came into contact with electrical wires outside the job site.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Keeping these appliances plugged in increases the risk of an electrical fire from any broken circuits or frayed wires and malfunctions.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The plane is in pieces, the main two chunks being the cockpit and the fuselage, both of which have been reduced to floating canisters with wires popping out of the sides.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wires
Noun
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The parking brake is also built directly into the electric motor system, removing the need for separate cables and mechanical levers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The island already exports about 40 percent of its electricity, largely to Corsica and the Italian mainland via two existing submarine cables.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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As if on cue, a few dozen children wearing life jackets and wielding fishing rods filled the waterfront behind him, trying their hand at angling, many for the first time, with instructors from the Minnesota DNR showing them the ropes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Kalundborg, Denmark — On a boat off Kalundborg harbor, Martin Høgh Sørensen steers while his wife, Karin, and friends Michael and Anne-Louise Eliasen tug and wind ropes to maneuver the sails.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Verb
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That ties the 1992-93 Heat roster for the most on any opening night roster in franchise history.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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This directly ties to one of my top priorities, which is transparency.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Naema is the protagonist whose story threads throughout the whole trilogy, even as other characters come and go.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Few journeys bring you as close to this breathtaking landscape as the Rocky Mountaineer, a train that threads through canyons, forests, and mountain passes.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Wires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wires. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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