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Recent Examples of wires
New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Sensors and software installed in wires can adjust electricity flows, which can add 20 percent or more additional capacity by enabling wires to safely carry more electricity when weather conditions allow.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Crews will complete work on the Riverfront Extension Project that requires a shutdown, like clipping wires and placing the overhead guide wire between Second and Third streets.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
The great tree is festooned with receptors and wires.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This mini projector is built for anyone who wants big-screen viewing without the hassle of wires or bulky equipment.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
While the driver most likely wouldn't have survived without the men's help, the official warns that approaching downed wires is dangerous.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Such garments could charge a phone in a pocket while using semiconductor wires to move body heat outward and regulate temperature.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
As Bowyer continued to increase Mizuhara’s credit line, the interpreter’s debt quickly ballooned into the millions, paid down via installments in the form of six-figure wires bearing Ohtani’s name.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Unlike your conventional robotic models that rely on boundary wires, the Lymow One employs RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) and Vision AI navigation to map your lawn precisely.
—New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2025
Sensors and software installed in wires can adjust electricity flows, which can add 20 percent or more additional capacity by enabling wires to safely carry more electricity when weather conditions allow.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Crews will complete work on the Riverfront Extension Project that requires a shutdown, like clipping wires and placing the overhead guide wire between Second and Third streets.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
The great tree is festooned with receptors and wires.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
This mini projector is built for anyone who wants big-screen viewing without the hassle of wires or bulky equipment.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
While the driver most likely wouldn't have survived without the men's help, the official warns that approaching downed wires is dangerous.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Such garments could charge a phone in a pocket while using semiconductor wires to move body heat outward and regulate temperature.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
As Bowyer continued to increase Mizuhara’s credit line, the interpreter’s debt quickly ballooned into the millions, paid down via installments in the form of six-figure wires bearing Ohtani’s name.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wires
Noun
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Collapsible organizers made from recycled fabrics or hemp help corral groceries, cables, and gear, then fold flat when not needed.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Signals generally travel effectively at two-thirds the speed of light across fiberoptic cables.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The olive oil ice cream at Chenin is just as silky as the bowl of marinated olives, where the chilis marinated with the olives were literally ground with silk ropes.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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From pots, set into the waists, tendrils and leaves stretched up, while climbing ropes, woven through the belt loops and mounted on a wooden wall display, offered the illusion of a rappelling plant person.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Regenerative Imperative What ties these threads together is a vision of technology as a regenerative force; systems that heal rather than harm, that strengthen rather than extract, that enhance human capabilities rather than replace them.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The package ties future awards to ambitious market value and performance milestones.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Palace’s centre-forward quickly threads the ball to Kamada, who is taken down by Marco Bizot, winning his team a penalty.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Along with new and revived looks, the new 25th Anniversary Emblem threads through the collection.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Wires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wires. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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