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Recent Examples of cable
To bridge the gap between the ocean and the consumer, the energy captured by these floating giants is converted into electricity and transmitted via high-voltage subsea cables.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The combination of those respective services is over $1,500 a year, and that doesn’t include the fees that come with basic cable packages or high-speed Wi-Fi needed to accommodate the platforms.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The explosives are likely sitting on the seabed or moored to it by a cable and floating under the surface.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
As the two riders swing in a circle, the ride's cable snaps and the capsule plummets toward the ground.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
The combination of those respective services is over $1,500 a year, and that doesn’t include the fees that come with basic cable packages or high-speed Wi-Fi needed to accommodate the platforms.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The explosives are likely sitting on the seabed or moored to it by a cable and floating under the surface.
—Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
As the two riders swing in a circle, the ride's cable snaps and the capsule plummets toward the ground.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cable
Noun
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Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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National Guardsmen lined the rope where guests had posed earlier for photographs.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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With her hands still tied together and the rope dragging behind her, Sasha makes her escape and jumps into a rushing river that leads out of the cave.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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The second happens when the cords of logic break entirely; these patients jump from idea to idea in a meaningless way, and their speech is nonsensical—what doctors call word salad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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