as in to cord
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Fantasy waiver wire: The waiver wire is where fantasy football championships are won.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The amount the victim wired her granddaughter totaled $317,049.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Noun
At one end of the room, an engineer was building a mechanism for 3-D-printing wires.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Fantasy waiver wire: The waiver wire is where fantasy football championships are won.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Verb
Human brains are wired for purpose and meaning, thanks to the prefrontal cortex, which governs complex cognitive functions like planning, decision-making, and setting long-term goals.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The amount the victim wired her granddaughter totaled $317,049.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 9 Oct. 2024.
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