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wireless

[wahyuhr-lis] / ˈwaɪər lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
communicating without material contact
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Wi-Fi
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
landline


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He noted that AT&T investors have been concerned about a number of issues this year, including more competitive backdrops for both wireless and internet service.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Only shortwave radios worked, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Shaw, spoke to the nation thanks to a relay via a wireless station way up in Point Reyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

In addition to the options directly from Apple, you should consider refurbished alternatives from other sellers, including your wireless carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Now, consumers want to see if wireless carriers will make getting one worth their while.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

A few empty boxes of graham crackers and Hostess cupcakes were piled on top of a cooler, and on top of that was a small wireless radio and lantern flashlight.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

We had one phone in the hall, wirelesses and typewriters; we wrote our essays by hand and we weren’t forever on call, stressed, agitated, panicking and with a squillion, brain-mashing choices to make.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2016

Correspondents filed endless wirelesses, but no event of real importance disturbed the word-painted ship upon its word-painted ocean.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in London last week, a considerable fraction of the population rose from warm beds and sat shivering beside wirelesses to hear the 7 a.m. news report of the Battle of Adelaide.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You still putting your faith in those wirelesses your uncle was going to have zigzagging round?"

From Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald




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