as in to cord
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Recent Examples of wire
Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Cover drainage holes with mesh, held in place with glue or wire.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
We may be wired to respond positively to flowers from the days our ancestors roamed for food and knew flowers promised berries and fruits to come.
—Janice Kaplan, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
To prepare for another arrest attempt, the President's Secret Service heightened surveillance near the Presidential residence, adding more chains to the barbed wire fence and blocking vehicles.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Cover drainage holes with mesh, held in place with glue or wire.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
And with seconds to play in the period, Hutson cut to the middle of the ice and wired a shot past Rimpinen.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
We may be wired to respond positively to flowers from the days our ancestors roamed for food and knew flowers promised berries and fruits to come.
—Janice Kaplan, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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The answers are not clear, but as a report by Adam London of the Red Sox cable TV network NESN noted on Thursday, Red Sox fans should not yet give up hope.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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While DirecTV continues to be the nation’s largest pay-TV distributor via satellite, consumers continue to drop cable TV for less expensive alternatives such as streaming.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Think a $32 42-inch TCL smart TV or $5 Philips Sonic rechargeable electric toothbrushes, 12-piece Wahl dog clipper kits or Black & Decker corded blowers.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024
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Just keep in mind that it’s corded, which has some pros and cons.Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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One of Herbert’s contraptions is a short rope with a handle on each end.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Carollo sees it as an expansive ring, surrounded by ropes, with himself in one corner, spitting onto his palms, and the park’s Biscayne Boulevard neighbors in the other.Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Montgomery said contractors had also left rat poison strapped to a wooden beam under the house.Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
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Or does a rising star like Jacob Fatu get the proverbial rocket strapped to his back?Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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He’s been trying, throughout Juror #2, to thread the impossible needle of preventing a wrongful conviction without taking any responsibility.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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The cash infusion injects new life into Trinity Metro’s efforts to thread passenger rail services deeper into Fort Worth’s urban core.Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
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While job openings aren't directly tied to the unemployment rate, an increase in open roles is a promising sign for the U.S. labor market and economy as a whole.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The new deal should keep the EuroLeague’s 13 permanent members together and tied to the league through the 2035-36 season.Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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