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wirework

noun

Definition of wireworknext
as in lattice

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Recent Examples of wirework The wirework added another layer of complexity to the sequence. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 Classes offered include fight choreography, martial arts, parkour, acrobatics, high falls, wrecks, wirework, rigging workshops, weapons and acting classes. — Matias Ocner, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 The bra, undergarments and armbands are all French wirework, backed with a blush fabric, to create a nude illusion. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026 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
  1. lattice
  2. screening
  3. grille
  4. screen
  5. webbing
Noun
  • Palladium can store hydrogen in its lattice, forming palladium hydride (PdHₓ), allowing those hydrogen atoms to diffuse through the metal.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Calculating the mass of a lattice against its entire outside volume counts all those large empty gaps as part of its volume.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of lattice
Noun
  • The process requires researchers to submit a lengthy proposal and go through multiple rounds of screening and review by independent experts.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
  • At a screening in Los Angeles, Oakley was delighted to see younger members of the audience cheering when Willoughby gets his comeuppance and when Elinor and Edward finally kiss.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of screening
Noun
  • Sporting a cowboy hat, grill and goatee, Cho makes for a menacing villain who more than holds his own against the heavyweight Ali.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Sierra follows the same basic recipe but wears it in typical GMC fashion, with that enormous signature grille, vertical lighting elements, and a more polished, upscale appearance.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of grille
Noun
  • Alongside Sarah Pigeon, Paul embodied the late attorney and journalist and made millions of viewers swoon at their screens.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Blown up for a movie-theater screen, what may have once played as a chilling enactment of justice is now more likely to receive rollicking laughter from its audience, so theatrical is Hansen’s moralizing.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of screen
Noun
  • Colorful cotton webbing brings this classic shaker silhouette firmly into the 21st century.
    — Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Light brown webbing, especially on the ground spot, is also a reliable sign of sweetness.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of webbing

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“Wirework.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wirework. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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