wiring

verb

Definition of wiringnext
present participle of wire
as in strapping

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  1. threading
  2. binding
  3. tying
  4. cinching
  5. banding
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  • The set is made up of a basic tee and roomy shorts that feature contrast threading to give them some stylish edge.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The route includes the not-quite-9-foot-wide Needles Eye Tunnel; creeping through it feels like threading its namesake.
    — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of threading
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  • Within days of Secretary McMahon’s letter, conservative policy networks published turn-key model state legislation designed to convert these federal guidelines into binding state law.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Anthropic, estimated to have less compute than OpenAI, claims not to feel this as the binding limit.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of binding
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  • The two-run lead evaporated in the bottom of the fifth when a rare Caleb Durbin defensive disaster created another game-tying opportunity.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That score held until two outs in the ninth, when Smith delivered the game-tying single that set the Giants’ latest loss in motion.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of tying
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  • The open back and high-cinching waist add shape while still maintaining an airy look and feel.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The midsection cinching and tie detail are cute additions to a classic summery style.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of cinching
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  • One common option is banding or rubber band ligation.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Scientists now monitor the species' population through citizen science projects like the Christmas Bird Count and by banding the chicks.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of banding
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