Thesaurus results for CABLES

cables

noun

plural of cable

as in wires

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a mass of cables connecting the office computers to the main server

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Recent Examples of cables The lights dangled from white beams, their power cables coiled and hanging like tails. — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 These have included arson, high-profile hacks, GPS jamming as well as sabotage actions against key infrastructure, including undersea communication cables, logistics centers and railways. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 On a lake, current mixes with water to eat through structural steel, rust internal rebar, and snap the massive underwater cables tethering the bridge to the lakebed. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Undersea cables could carry electricity to the port’s facilities, charging stations and equipment. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The creature, smaller than a house cat and uniquely round, appeared in social media users’ posts waddling across lawns, fences, and cables around the city. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 These devices use subsea cables to connect to the grid to supply that electricity to shore. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 And fiber-optic cables are buried beneath cities and towns around the world. — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026 Over a four-hour span, workers helped empty cars of a vast list of items that included televisions, computers, printers and cables along with household items including electric toothbrushes, fryers, hair dryers, holiday lights and more. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Behind him spreads a green valley uncluttered by cars, roads, or electric wires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

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