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Recent Examples of wire
Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Under an agreement with the Guild worked out over the past few weeks, Emmett wired $630,000 to the WGA West this morning.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Monitor your outdoor areas (including front and back doors, driveways, fences, garages, and patios) without any wires or messy setups.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
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Noun
Completely wire free, and featuring both Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, this 1080p security camera is a great option for monitoring so much more than just your home.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Under an agreement with the Guild worked out over the past few weeks, Emmett wired $630,000 to the WGA West this morning.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Verb
The detention camp will place thousands of immigrants in wire cages in a humidity-intense swamp that is all but inaccessible to hospital ambulances, and where the summertime heat index can soar above 100 degrees.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Monitor your outdoor areas (including front and back doors, driveways, fences, garages, and patios) without any wires or messy setups.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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Among the bright spots for traditional TV were the NBA playoffs and finals — the latter accounting for the top seven broadcast audiences of the month — and a 12 percent bump in cable news viewing.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Last fall, Russia launched its own anti-jamming technique, deploying drones controlled by long fibre-optic cables that ran all the way back to their bases—essentially, deadly kites.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Verb
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It can be used corded or cordless (20 hours), and the misting attachment can keep you up to 10 degrees cooler.—
Terri Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Tires cording after only 50 laps is untenable, effectively forcing drivers to throttle back and run tight against the bottom, further limiting passing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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The itinerary includes trekking through forests, with elevation gains of 2,625 feet and crossing multiple rivers, as well as crossing rock scrambles, sandbanks, ladders, and even rope climbs.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The crew member then strapped up the teens before bringing them to the helicopter.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The footage then cuts to the pair being strapped together, with Whitaker seated above the instructor in a tandem skydiving position.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Instead, Netanyahu, who is seen as a masterful politician by friends and foes alike, is expected to thread the needle.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Maybe Trump will turn out to have threaded the needle after all.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Joining him was David Lipsky, who made a clutch eagle on the par-5 17th to tie Grillo and Campbell at 18-under, but a costly bogey on 18 kept him out of the playoff.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Given that the government generally does not do great things with its money, tying its spending priorities to debt service is probably a positive.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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