1
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
The Johnson County Museum of History and Franklin Daily Journal collected alumni memories of Christmas plays, pitch-in dinners and even one boy's recollection of running a live wire from the basement gas engine to a classroom door — which ended up shocking the principal.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
The damaged wire fell to the ground, and crews were able to remove the live wire, and slowly restored power to the area, with care taken to not overload electrical breakers.
—Austin American-Statesman, 17 Jan. 2024
More than a dozen children were rescued from a school bus that became trapped under live wires in Haddam on Wednesday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Firefighters gained control of the fire quickly, but when assessing the structure, the firefighter made contact with a live wire and was shocked.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
The damaged wire fell to the ground, and crews were able to remove the live wire, and slowly restored power to the area, with care taken to not overload electrical breakers.
—Austin American-Statesman, 17 Jan. 2024
More than a dozen children were rescued from a school bus that became trapped under live wires in Haddam on Wednesday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Firefighters gained control of the fire quickly, but when assessing the structure, the firefighter made contact with a live wire and was shocked.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live wire
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Investigators found 14 pistols, five rifles and a rocket launcher in those black and yellow crates.—
Keith Sharon,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The defense argued that Relli initiated the altercation and Rocky's behavior was in self-defense, adding that the rapper's pistol was taken from a music video set and only fired blanks.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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And in return, the Saudis get a piece, which will almost certainly grow, of a global media platform to rival beIN Sports, the MENA powerhouse from neighbouring Qatar.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Most prominently, Carr has gone after CBS, demanding that journalistic powerhouse 60 Minutes produce an unedited transcript of their interview with Kamala Harris.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Scientists do believe the Moon had a magnetic field billions of years ago that was roughly comparable in strength to Earth’s, generated by a now-extinct molten core dynamo.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Tayler-Spruit dynamo mechanism is thought to convert the angular momentum of infalling plasma to magnetic fields within the neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live%20wire. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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