short-circuiting

present participle of short-circuit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-circuiting
Verb
  • Dunn was charged with one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and employees of the United States, the criminal complaint said.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But that kind of government involvement carries any number of risks, like impeding overall economic growth or making US companies less competitive around the world.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United 10 months ago, the team’s struggles to score goals have been hampering them.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Nurse Chapel concludes that sleep, friends, and romantic entanglements have been hampering her productivity.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The senior Lebanese official warned that continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon are hindering government efforts to disarm the group.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Armstrong was on probation for a case in Georgia involving charges of first-degree cruelty to children, false imprisonment, simple battery and obstructing or hindering of law enforcement, records show.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Armstrong was on probation for a case in Georgia involving charges of first-degree cruelty to children, false imprisonment, simple battery and obstructing or hindering of law enforcement, records show.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Burning Man organizers stressed the importance of not obstructing the investigation.
    Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita , Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If that wasn’t embarrassing enough, then came an ugly post-game brawl that has gone viral on social media all over the world.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Short-circuiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-circuiting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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