Meanings
- not comparableFrom start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).
wire-to-wire coverage of the race
Synonyms: gate-to-wire
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of wire to wire
... led wire-to-wire on his way to eight major wins.
2010 January 25, One Week in April: The Masters: Stories and Insights from Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Rick Reilly, Ken Venturi, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, and Many More About the Quest for the Famed Green Jacket, Union Square & Company, →ISBN, page 122 more examples
... led wire-to-wire in the small pony race on Don't Talk Back. Leslie Falini beat five other large ponies […]
1989 04, Chronicle of the Horse... led wire-to-wire, and pulled off our biggest victory of the season—a 13-point win that was never close.
2009 October 6, Rick Pitino, Pat Forde, Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0, Harper Collins, →ISBN, page 14
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFrom start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).
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wire-to-wire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wire-to-wire
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