WIRING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

wiring

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Definition of wiring

present participle of wire

as in strapping

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As Sourcing Journal has been reporting, artificial intelligence is threading through nearly all of these investments, though rarely as a standalone product.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
In terms of threading the needle between the experimentation and playing Lestat does before landing on a style that’s uniquely his, Lestat’s preference for musical exploration is akin to Hart’s own.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of threading

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Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Marcel Proust, Paul Bourget, and Guy de Maupassant, alongside royalty, diplomats, and politicians, are guests at the salon of their spell-binding mother, born Louise Morpurgo in Trieste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

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One of the two men accused of zip-tying and holding hostage two national forest employees last week had a violent criminal charge dismissed because of overcrowding in the state’s mental health facilities, a Washington prosecutor said.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Just a fraction of an inch can separate a player from hitting a flyball to left field and, say, tying a franchise record for career home runs.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of tying

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The Albiceleste went in search of the equalizer and Messi’s movement ramped up, cinching in the stranglehold on Egypt’s upset bid.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Its waist-cinching, high-rise structure shapes and smooths, while its stretchy, yet compression-like fabric adds extra comfort.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 1 July 2026

Definition of cinching

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