short-circuited

past tense of short-circuit

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of short-circuited But that zeal short-circuited the team’s only real chance against Blake Snell. Andy McCullough, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025 During heavy rain, flush-fit door handles have short-circuited, trapping people in their cars. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025 California’s executive order short-circuited this process. Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025 Wilson led a field goal drive on his only possession that was short-circuited by two penalties against left tackle James Hudson III. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-circuited
Verb
  • While our study dating back to 1984 found that certain environmental contaminants induce T cells that suppress the immune system, further study on such cells was hampered by an inability in the field at large to isolate and characterize these cells.
    Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • An independent review released in September found that Los Angeles County’s emergency response was hampered by outdated technology, staffing shortages and inconsistent evacuation procedures.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For years, technological, geographical and financial hurdles impeded wave and tide energy development.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The scandal has already impeded the effort to hold Israel accountable for the death toll in Gaza; the woman fears that anger at Israel might now lead members of the assembly to discount her story and, instead, side with Khan.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The president highlighted new European investors entering the country, but said the pace is hindered by the lack of banking and insurance facilities in the territory.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Gittens has also been hindered by not having a proper pre-season.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In May 2018, she was diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a condition where the aortic valve, which controls blood flow from the heart to the body, becomes narrowed or obstructed.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Women are barred from ordination in the Catholic Church, and the disagreement has obstructed attempts to bring the churches together.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Me, a beautiful and clever five-time Emmy-winning writer with a few Wednesday nights free, and The Golden Bachelor, a heartwarming and adorable exploration of women’s second acts with a male doofus at the center who has already embarrassed himself.
    Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Short-circuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-circuited. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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