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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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Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, fiber-optic drones have been recorded with cables extending as far as 31 miles said Tollast, the expert in London.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This game had everything — but seemingly no one could anticipate the New York Knicks would throttle the Hawks by 51 points (140-89) in a Game 6 that already had the latter team on the ropes.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The ropes were long, at least thirty feet or more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Verb
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According to Healthline, that constellation of symptoms ties directly back to how the body handles excess blood sugar.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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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,
29 Apr. 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 7 May. 2026.
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