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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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This past week, SpaceX bought more wireless spectrum, bringing the company closer to forming a fourth mobile wireless company in the U.S.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

AST SpaceMobile could become a valuable ally for wireless carriers competing with SpaceX’s satellite-to-phone service, analysts say.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The technology could eventually make it possible to build antennas that change their length and direction on demand, opening up new possibilities for wireless communications, radar, satellites, and space exploration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

The rocketry firm agreed to buy wireless spectrum from investment firm Grain Management for about $8 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“You’re so fortunate to be in Damask,” the wireless girl shouted at me as we clattered through the dark—no lights, not even those useless slitty blackout headlamps.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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

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

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

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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