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Recent Examples of wires
Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The plane is in pieces, the main two chunks being the cockpit and the fuselage, both of which have been reduced to floating canisters with wires popping out of the sides.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
In this new work, advanced fabrication was used to create a 3D mesh of microscopic metal wires and electrodes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Safe Electricity, a direct lightning strike is not necessary for lightning voltage to enter your home through phone lines, electrical wires, cables, and plumbing.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
From there, electrons flow through high-voltage transmission wires, into substations, and then to the data center itself.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
And walked thin wires with nothing above or below.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
It can get tripped up by small branches and wires, however.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
My mechanic already replaced the computer, distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs, and wires.
—Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The plane is in pieces, the main two chunks being the cockpit and the fuselage, both of which have been reduced to floating canisters with wires popping out of the sides.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
In this new work, advanced fabrication was used to create a 3D mesh of microscopic metal wires and electrodes.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Safe Electricity, a direct lightning strike is not necessary for lightning voltage to enter your home through phone lines, electrical wires, cables, and plumbing.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
From there, electrons flow through high-voltage transmission wires, into substations, and then to the data center itself.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
And walked thin wires with nothing above or below.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
It can get tripped up by small branches and wires, however.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wires
Noun
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Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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In some cases, fiber-optic drones have been recorded with cables extending as far as 31 miles said Tollast, the expert in London.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This game had everything — but seemingly no one could anticipate the New York Knicks would throttle the Hawks by 51 points (140-89) in a Game 6 that already had the latter team on the ropes.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The ropes were long, at least thirty feet or more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Verb
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According to Healthline, that constellation of symptoms ties directly back to how the body handles excess blood sugar.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
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That ties the 1992-93 Heat roster for the most on any opening night roster in franchise history.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Naema is the protagonist whose story threads throughout the whole trilogy, even as other characters come and go.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Few journeys bring you as close to this breathtaking landscape as the Rocky Mountaineer, a train that threads through canyons, forests, and mountain passes.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Wires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wires. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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