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Recent Examples of cable
What To Unplug Before A Storm According to Safe Electricity, a direct lightning strike is not necessary for lightning voltage to enter your home through phone lines, electrical wires, cables, and plumbing.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But the island does need a powerful satellite service to reduce its reliance on undersea cable networks.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
And never mind that Verizon already has a $2.4 billion, 15-year contract to replace all that copper wire with lightning-fast fiber-optic cables.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
But the island does need a powerful satellite service to reduce its reliance on undersea cable networks.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
And never mind that Verizon already has a $2.4 billion, 15-year contract to replace all that copper wire with lightning-fast fiber-optic cables.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cable
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Turning Dania Beach Grill into Lucky Fish A fan-favorite hangout for 75 years, Dania Beach Grill was condemned in April 2019, racking up a trove of code violations at the time, which included damaged and corroded awnings, broken walls and plywood beams, rotten wood and exposed wires.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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Matheson House is an architectural gem with wire mesh walls, stone details, ponds and an indoor pool, and a collection of artifacts acquired in different countries.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ward and several others herded the third deer toward the shore and used a rope to pull the doe out of the water, according to the police department.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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One rope was made of hemp, the other a synthetic clothesline.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Omen Transcend dons a white chassis and is supported by a slim shaft with a hole in the center to keep the cords tidy.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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