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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of underwire.

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Examples

  • They actually put this what you'd call underwired underwear, if you will, on people.

    CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2005 2005

  • A full, underwired cup, like Playtex Lace Décor, gives a great shape to a large bust especially under tailored flattering dresses with higher necklines.

    Shaping up: how the right clothes can help create a perfect shape 2011

  • Bailey's report asked for government and business to work together on initiatives such as ending the sale of inappropriately "sexy" clothing for young children, for example underwired bras and T-shirts with suggestive slogans.

    Pornography to be blocked by internet service providers unless users opt in 2011

  • Bailey's report asks for government and business to work together to tackle the problem – for example, by ending the sale of inappropriately "sexy" clothing for young children, such as underwired bras and T-shirts with suggestive slogans.

    David Cameron backs proposals tackling sexualisation of children 2011

  • Bailey's report asks for government and business to work together to tackle the problem – for example, by ending the sale of inappropriately "sexy" clothing for young children, such as underwired bras and T-shirts with suggestive slogans.

    David Cameron backs proposals tackling sexualisation of children 2011

  • My obviously pregnant wife's underwired bra resulted in a thorough strip-search at Heathrow.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • Each produced many paintings showing the massed splendour of up to seven people mounted on their taunting steeds, dressed in their finest taunting 'yellows' of purple underwired bra and orange waders with the specially-bred and trained packs of taunting hamsters 'showing' and baying, eager to be off taunting.

    Archive 2009-04-01 David Hadley 2009

  • Each produced many paintings showing the massed splendour of up to seven people mounted on their taunting steeds, dressed in their finest taunting 'yellows' of purple underwired bra and orange waders with the specially-bred and trained packs of taunting hamsters 'showing' and baying, eager to be off taunting.

    Unbridled Politically-Motivated Poultry Taunting David Hadley 2009

  • And now "Wealth of Networks" author Yochai Benkler has a provocative post on TPM Cafe in which he argues that, with the free market leaving America underwired, telecom providers of the future will need to agree to build open networks.

    Daily Digest: Microfundraising Meets Conservative Community Building 2008

  • And now "Wealth of Networks" author Yochai Benkler has a provocative post on TPM Cafe in which he argues that, with the free market leaving America underwired, telecom providers of the future will need to agree to build open networks.

    Daily Digest: Microfundraising Meets Conservative Community Building Scola, Nancy 2008

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