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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
This inhibits the promotion of natural melatonin and shoots adrenaline to create an alertness effect creating a tired but wired effect, says Marchetti. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025 Satellite providers such as Hughesnet and Starlink serve areas with fewer wired options. Kara McGinley, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025 Coutts took on Kesha’s rap bridge, keeping one of the song’s most recognisable moments intact, while the group leaned into their own aesthetic with wired headphones and bold red-and-black styling. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2025 The wired mechanical keyboard uses Cherry MX Brown switches and is backlit in the full RGB range. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wired
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wired
Adjective
  • But occasionally, an individual surfaces who is able to navigate these troubled waters and seemingly coasts through the bad weather.
    Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Deeply troubled parents spoke to senators Tuesday, sounding alarms about chatbot harms after kids became addicted to companion bots that encouraged self-harm, suicide, and violence.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Faux pumpkins are painted with house numbers, then threaded onto a dowel for stability and stacked neatly over a decorative urn.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Wilfried Zaha threaded the ball through to the on-running Brandt Bronico, and his ball across the face of the goal left a simple tap-in for Toklomati.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Musk and Tesla’s fans on Wall Street stress that the future value of company is tied to its self-driving technology and robotaxi plans.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For the time being, Dragon and Cygnus cargo missions are each tied to the success of the Falcon 9.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the trials, some participants experienced nausea and an upset stomach, but investigators found that dividing up the pills, instead of taking all four at once, and swallowing them with orange juice instead of water, helped relieve the symptoms.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • So don’t be overly upset Yankee fans.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • From embattled and high-strung romances to one three-time divorcée, here's a look at her relationship timeline.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Vest has always been high-strung, prone to wearing emotion on his sleeve.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • One gunshot from a jittery thief was about to change her world.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Back in his Talking Head-fronting days, the euphoria was the jittery kind.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Elephants moved silently in the distance, and a herd of impala bounded across the plain, skittish but unconcerned with us.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Chip, the 3-year-old miniature dachshund, was filmed bounding toward the open door but immediately reconsidering after inspecting the dreary conditions outside his home in England.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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