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as in pistol
a very energetic person
the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
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as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
that new reporter on the police beat is a real live wire
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Recent Examples of live wire
Firefighters gained control of the fire quickly, but when assessing the structure, the firefighter made contact with a live wire and was shocked.
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
In addition to electricity outages, downed lines cause wildfires when live wires come in contact with vegetation.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Officials elsewhere warned that the water could contain live wires, sewage, sharp objects and other debris.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
He was rushed to a regional burn unit after accidentally touching a live wire while holding a ground wire in his left hand, NYU Langone said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
In addition to electricity outages, downed lines cause wildfires when live wires come in contact with vegetation.
—Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Officials elsewhere warned that the water could contain live wires, sewage, sharp objects and other debris.
—Stephen Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
He was rushed to a regional burn unit after accidentally touching a live wire while holding a ground wire in his left hand, NYU Langone said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live wire
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From an opening scene on the high seas as a French merchant ship is aflame to a stag hunt on an aristocratic estate to a pistol duel at dawn, the writer-directors capture the scope and grandeur of Dumas’ story.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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He had been shot four times with a .45-caliber pistol and had been struck by a vehicle, police said.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
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Working with songwriters Isaac Hayes and David Porter and often with Booker T. and the MG’s as their backup band, Sam and Dave soon became one of Stax’s powerhouses; Moore was the gregarious showman, while Prater took a secondary, low-key role.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mya Hooten, Minnesota: A three-time Big Ten champion on floor exercise, Hooten is a powerhouse who brings sass to her fun choreography and knows how to nail a landing.Tess DeMeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Being a basketball dynamo is little more than a pot sweetener.Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 26 July 2024
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The Colorado dynamo started gaining traction as the country’s No. 1 prospect on scouting boards early this season.Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live%20wire. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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