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wired

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verb

past tense of wire

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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
  • Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has launched an investigation into Concierge Apartments, a troubled Rocky Hill complex where 200 units were condemned Friday by town officials.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Nanjiani got serious about the importance of directors making movies in a troubled world before dropping one more zinger.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The artist is unknown but has been colloquially named the Flower Painter of Matera for the red poppy-like blooms threaded through the frescoes.
    Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • On Walden’s watch, Disney’s TV platform and studio operations have threaded the needle with shows and franchises that lend themselves to what Disney does best — leverage its top properties across the company’s many outlets, from movies and TV shows to social media to theme parks.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The host nation was tied with winter sport-powerhouse Norway heading into yesterday, but a four-medal day gave Italian athletes the edge.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The executive chef at Stagioni-Four Seasons of Food in Charlotte grew up in Columbus, Ohio, spending summers with her grandparents near the Ohio River, helping to tend their garden from the planting stages through harvest time, setting the stage for a career tied to fresh, farm-to-table cuisine.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • SpaceX said on its launch page that residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties might experience one or more sonic booms during the launch, a phenomenon that has long upset residents and raised concerns about the booms’ effect on nearby endangered species.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Littler added that his girlfriend would often get upset when her father talked about owning a gun.
    Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • In each of these roles, O’Hara grounded these high-strung personas while deftly winking at the audience and letting them in on the joke, particularly in the films’ mock-interview segments.
    Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Carlton Preppy, high-strung, ambitious, sweater vest-wearing, Tom Jones-loving cousin to the Fresh Prince.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Now, however, the relationship between the two variables is completely scrambled with no discernable pattern, and Slok sees it as yet another sign investors are getting jittery about the state of the economy.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The pace is a visceral reflection of both AI’s rapid progress and Roher’s jittery state of mind.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Wired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wired. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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