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verb

past tense of wire

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
There is no wired option although a USB cable is provided for charging the battery. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 Choosing wireless versus wired earbuds depends on personal preferences and needs. Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024 In addition to the wired connectivity, the laptop features Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 radios. PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 Unity is the first set of wireless headphones to deliver audio just as high-res as wired headphones—if not more. Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wired 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • In the weeks since the presidential election, the network’s primetime audience has fallen by about half, sparking scores of stories about a troubled operation.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The 2017 film from director Nikolaj Arcel introduces audiences to Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), a troubled teenager plagued by visions of a mysterious tower, a malevolent sorcerer and a lone gunslinger.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In addition to the Bullock/Streep showdown, there was the year Glenn Close and Lady Gaga tied for best actress.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These benefits can be tied to performance milestones.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Now the Eras Tour is ending, many are understandably upset that this sense of camaraderie is coming to a close.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin was still upset and tweeting about Ole Miss’ exclusion as of Sunday afternoon.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Her perception of things is a lot more high-strung than mine.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
  • In order to support her siblings, Tanya fakes her way into a fancy fashion job, working under the high-strung Rose Lindsey, played by a scene-stealing Nicole Richie in a series of statement blazers.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • But French people are likely to face uncertainty about pension payments and tax rates, as well as jittery financial markets.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • John Bardeen, Leon Cooper and John Robert Schrieffer figured out (opens a new tab) that at low temperatures, a material’s jittery atomic lattice quiets down, so more delicate effects come through.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Bruins descended upon Eagles goalkeeper Izzy Sussman, prodding at her while the bright-yellow keeper bounded one shot off her toes.
    Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The family sold the newspaper in the heart of western Iowa, sort of within the triangle bounded by Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha, Nebraska, to Iowa Information based in Sheldon, Iowa.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Some people are really uptight but Marty was just so easy to talk to.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
  • As the uptight and upright body guard, Costner is well-cast, plowing straight ahead with all his character’s ticks and warts.
    Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Tyler Hines did such an amazing job of being a mentor this season, and a supporter for all of us nervous guys in the middle of a competition.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Read more Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of mega fines as EV demand falters ‘Europe’s Detroit’ built a thriving car industry.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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