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 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 Fiber-optic cables—the same technology that carries much of today’s internet traffic—can transmit fragile quantum information over long distances. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Passing the test One of the nicer discoveries in seismology has been the realization that the same fiber-optic cables that rush cat pics to your LAN can act as seismometers. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026 That’s likely an attempt to minimize any concerns raised by the communities where the service is expanding, given these drones have already been scrutinized for crashing into cranes, internet cables, gardens, and an apartment building. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2026 The Iran war elevated Syria’s importance as a potential corridor for Gulf trade and data cables — regional countries are hoping their economic and diplomatic support will also weaken Iranian influence in the Levant. — semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Optical interconnects transport more data across greater distances than traditional solutions such as copper cables, while also using less energy. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 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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