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verb

past tense of wire

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wired
Adjective
Featuring wireless and wired modes, a 1000Hz polling rate, adjustable actuation and support for up to three devices. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 But while most Americans have a choice of wireless carriers, the selection of wired residential providers on any block is much smaller. Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025 Many portable printers are small enough to fit in a travel bag and are battery-powered, so there's no wired setup necessary. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025 OnePlus' wired and wireless charging speeds continue to lead the category. PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wired 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • Israel’s Economic Plight With the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli agreement, the focus in the troubled Middle East has turned to the West Bank, and negotiation of a wider peace settlement.
    Ann Crittenden, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The filing is known in Italy as a CNC, and offers troubled companies the time and space to restructure and chart a path forward.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
    Scott Phillips, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Barring an upset by a very capable Fremont-Oakland team, the two juggernauts from Alameda County’s biggest city should once again duke it out in the postseason.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That’s not a 50-50 ball; that’s a 33.3-66.6 ball, and Xavier Worthy pulled the upset.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Others might be more high-strung, trying to live up to the older sibling's example or carve out their own identity.
    Emily Edlynn, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Her perception of things is a lot more high-strung than mine.
    Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Adjective
  • Traders are bracing for the release of January’s jobs report on Friday, which could inject some more volatility into an already jittery market.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Foreign investors are already jittery about today’s political crisis.
    Victor Cha, Fortune Asia, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, La Jolla’s unique topography — bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and canyons to the east — doesn’t leave a lot ways in or out, and several involve taking the often-congested Torrey Pines Road.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • That district mostly lies east of Calumet Road and is bounded to the north by Indian Boundary Road and the Indiana Toll Road to the south.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • His workarounds are ingenious and very funny, and his biggest changes see a playful inversion of traditionally uptight Asian stereotypes.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Dreux and Alyssa have what looks like a familiar dynamic: Dreux the uptight one in search of control, Alyssa the loosey-goosey one urging her friend to worry less.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Atop all this, Floria is charged with supervising nervous, error-prone student nurse Amelie (Selma) — tempers fray as precious time runs out.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In the final round, a nervous Castle missed his first four dunk attempts for his first dunk of the round, before finishing with pizzaz on a between-the-legs up-and-under one-handed flush.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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