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wired

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verb

past tense of wire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
For drivers seeking simplicity, the coin-sized MINI Cube converts any wired car connection to reliable wireless. New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025 As for wired charging, leaker Ice Universe reports the S26 Ultra could get up to 60W speeds, a big jump from 45W on the S25 Ultra. PC Magazine, 11 Nov. 2025 The set-up, with its romantic tensions still cross-wired after all these years, seems promising. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025 There is no good reason to automatically allow wired connections when unlocked. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • The film follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But many parents of troubled adults face myriad obstacles in getting help for their children, said Pasquini, who is a former nine-year member of the Contra Costa County Mental Health Commission and who has long worked for changes in the state’s conservatorship laws.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That emotional impact is inseparable from the animation, threaded with light and shadow, underscoring how tightly songs and visuals are now bound together.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Mikael Granlund threaded a pass from the right circle to set up Merzlikins, and also scored.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The interface incorporates gamification elements such as badges, achievements, and cocktail discovery missions tied to different locations.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That’s the difference between having a mere below-average QB versus an awful one tied to your receiver.
    Michael Salfino, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Tigers, previously 0-9 all-time at Rupp Arena, took advantage of a struggling Kentucky Wildcats squad for a 73-68 upset win.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The automaker spent much of the year undoing decisions made by the previous CEO, Carlos Tavares, who resigned at the end of 2024, as stakeholders in the company — from dealers to union rank and file — were upset with him and unhappy with his leadership.
    Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The heavy, high-strung, high-stakes series is a must-watch.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Things are further complicated when the eldest Stone son, played by Dermot Mulroney, brings his high-strung girlfriend, Meredith (Parker), home to meet the family, and the matriarch later reveals to everyone that her breast cancer has metastasized.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • That said, investors could have just been jittery amid the narrative of an apparent AI bubble, and were spooked by any sign of bad news.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The track also spawned one of 2025's most exhilarating music videos, boasting immaculately jittery choreography and a nightmarish atmosphere that looks as sinister and fun as the song sounds.
    Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In a state bounded on three sides by seawater, where water courses through underground aquifers and some 50 inches of rain falls annually, a series of historic efforts to drain the Everglades have made modern Florida possible.
    Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • More than 60% of those arrests — nearly 1,200 — occurred in the Harrison District, roughly bounded by Division Street, Roosevelt Road, Western and Cicero avenues.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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