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Recent Examples of wirework
In a recent sit-down with Haute Living, the legendary actor and martial artist shared his thoughts on the current state of Hollywood stunts, which, unlike in Chan’s heyday, is dominated by CGI and wirework trickery.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 May 2025
The Outfit From This Cher Music Video Fetched $162K as Part of Bold Luxury Auction (Exclusive)
The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Chandor tries to keep things moving with chases and wirework and a lot of exploding squibs, occasionally dropping an image of Kraven in silhouette or a figure moving in a wide shot that suggests a sensibility behind the camera.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
The delightful Oscar-winning visual effects combine techniques like the sodium vapor process and wirework to give life to Eglantine’s psychedelic flying bed and other inanimate-no-longer objects.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Another huge element was the stunt team, who have helped execute fights between superhuman creatures and quite a bit of flying via wirework (one thing the actors won’t miss much).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
And while professionals are well equipped to control for potential head injuries, wirework is an exception, because performers have so little control.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 May 2025
The Outfit From This Cher Music Video Fetched $162K as Part of Bold Luxury Auction (Exclusive)
The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework and backed with a blush fabric for a nude illusion.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Chandor tries to keep things moving with chases and wirework and a lot of exploding squibs, occasionally dropping an image of Kraven in silhouette or a figure moving in a wide shot that suggests a sensibility behind the camera.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
The delightful Oscar-winning visual effects combine techniques like the sodium vapor process and wirework to give life to Eglantine’s psychedelic flying bed and other inanimate-no-longer objects.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Another huge element was the stunt team, who have helped execute fights between superhuman creatures and quite a bit of flying via wirework (one thing the actors won’t miss much).
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
And while professionals are well equipped to control for potential head injuries, wirework is an exception, because performers have so little control.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wirework
Noun
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In conventional superconductors, these pairs are weakly bound and formed through vibrations in the atomic lattice.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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All this is wrapped in a soft body made of custom 3D lattice polymer structures and wrapped in machine washable fabric.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cruise has praised Powell’s performance in The Running Man and shown support by sharing photos on Instagram from a recent screening.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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On a Thursday morning last month, Boniaba Community Health Center in Mali was running a TB screening.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Unbeknownst to him, the pilot light had gone out and the grill had filled with gas.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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The new front end features a large front grille encompassed by vertical headlamps, while the rear of the vehicle features a sleek design and silhouette reminiscent of a Range Rover.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Zohran Mamdani on His Unlikely Rise When the screens at the Brooklyn Paramount event confirmed his victory, attendees loudly cheered for minutes on end.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Margret Rojas, 38, (@stylethegirl), posted a short clip of herself running on Instagram, followed by a screen recording of messages from her husband, Diego, 38, and their daughter, aged 9, and son, 5.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Adult moths, odors, and sticky webbing on food packages indicate a pantry moth infestation.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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Due to a lack of gear like ATCs, harnesses, or even Swami belts (primitive and early iterations of harnesses fashioned from webbing), his rap setup was beyond sketchy.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Wirework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wirework. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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