as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
for decades the maverick filmmaker was short-circuited by a chronic lack of funds
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Recent Examples of short-circuiting
His deliquescent tissue had seeped under the keys, short-circuiting the motherboard.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Eventually, these atoms reach the bottom electrode and create a permanent connection, short-circuiting the device and causing failure.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Is this not short-circuiting our inherent curiosity?
—Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Eventually, these atoms reach the bottom electrode and create a permanent connection, short-circuiting the device and causing failure.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Is this not short-circuiting our inherent curiosity?
—Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-circuiting
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In January, Geren notified more than 50 of the 62 Democrats that each owes $9,200 in fines and other charges for impeding the progress of the House by not showing up in the Capitol last August as lawmakers deliberated a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Miller's family members openly accused then-sheriff Marion Joe Russell of impeding the investigation, as Nipp was Russell's nephew.—
Jessie Christopher Smith,
Oklahoman,
7 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia’s crucial energy infrastructure suffered a series of strikes, hampering its oil and gas production and exports, even as crude prices climbed.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Brian Hooker reported his wife missing on Sunday, April 5, saying she had been swept away from a dingy which lost power the night before, hampering his ability to seek help.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Through the fall and winter, as the Justice Department demanded that states turn over confidential voter roll information, Team America worked to solve problems hindering the use of digital tools to comb the lists for noncitizens who had illegally registered to vote.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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After Congress rejected those cuts earlier this year, the White House slowed the release of NIH grant money, hindering ongoing and future scientific research.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Russian sage adds both height and texture to gardens without obstructing the view of the plants behind it, thanks to its airy appearance.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Mills, 32, was sentenced Thursday to five to 20 years in prison on one count of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and received an additional two to four years for two counts of resisting, obstructing or assaulting a police officer and one year for second-degree retail fraud.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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This risks embarrassing them if it is damaged and there is nothing that can be done about it.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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And when that happens, Jamahl Mosley — a good coach and an even better man — will be the fall guy for a team that is embarrassing itself on a national scale and getting exposed in the league standings.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Short-circuiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-circuiting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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