1
as in pistol
a very energetic person
the babysitter will have her hands full with those two little live wires
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as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
that new reporter on the police beat is a real live wire
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Recent Examples of live wire
More than a dozen children were rescued from a school bus that became trapped under live wires in Haddam on Wednesday.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Harmony, for all her accomplishments, is a live wire and a threat.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
And then, there were these live wires from all the cables on the ground.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Alcazar is a live wire who gives the production its energy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
Harmony, for all her accomplishments, is a live wire and a threat.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
And then, there were these live wires from all the cables on the ground.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Alcazar is a live wire who gives the production its energy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for live wire
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Officers spotted Jillian Shriner in the yard of her house, located next door, holding a pistol.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Authorities found a 9 mm pistol, three additional firearms, ammunition and two suppressors in Santos' bedroom, according to court documents.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Made In China 2025 plan outlines the first ten years of what the country called a ‘multi-decade strategy’ to become a global manufacturing powerhouse.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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Each compartment of the palm-sized powerhouse featured a different function — handy for a woman on the go.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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This, in turn, affects convection in the outer core—the dynamo-like process that generates the magnetic field that protects life on Earth from harmful cosmic rays.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Aaron Pierre’s former Marine Terry Richmond is a physical dynamo trained in de-escalation techniques who puts racist cops on their ass, uncovers a small-town civil-asset-forfeiture conspiracy, and plans a large-scale assault on the police force that let his cousin die.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Live wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live%20wire. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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