as in wire
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a mass of cables connecting the office computers to the main server

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Recent Examples of cable This layout is surprisingly clean, with only a few cables coming out of the back, and one running to your laptop. Luke Larsen, Wired News, 11 July 2025 The cable industry, which has been competing for mobile customers, issued a statement in response to the DOJ's approval of T-Mobile's transaction. ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025 It's controlled via a remote controller and a long USB-A to USB-C cable is included. Alexander Cox, Space.com, 11 July 2025 Scope of supply: Nothing Headphone (1), case, USB-C cable, 3.5mm jack, user guide. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cable
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Noun
  • Beyond basic navigation, the Sunseeker Elite X7 also introduces Advanced Wire-Free Mapping, eliminating the need for physical boundary wires.
    William Jones, USA Today, 9 July 2025
  • The gown also featured massive 3D flowers attached to wires that formed a halo around her.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The circle contracts, our stretch of rope joining with the others, while men on horseback thunder from over the hill.
    David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
  • What to Know On Friday, floodwaters rushed through Camp Mystic, creating perilous evacuation conditions in which girls were instructed to hold onto a rope to cross a bridge as floodwaters surged past their knees, The Associated Press reported.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Avoid basements or rooms where water has submerged electrical outlets or cords.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2025
  • Each set came with eight earpieces with long cords.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 July 2025

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“Cable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cable. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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