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
Becerra drew, by far, the most attacks, underscoring the priority other candidates put on short-circuiting his rise.
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Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
Is this not short-circuiting our inherent curiosity?
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Paul Greenberg,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
His deliquescent tissue had seeped under the keys, short-circuiting the motherboard.
—
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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Florida’s sanctuary city laws forbid local governments from impeding ICE from doing its job, such as by not sharing information with the federal government.
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Fifteen people, most of them Minnesotans, were arrested and charged last week, accused of impeding Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
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The sanctions are hampering work on a broad array of investigations at the court.
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Winds of up to 50 mph stoked the flames and severely limited the fire response by hampering boat and aircraft access to the remote island.
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The way most businesses are using AI for marketing is hindering those connections, not helping.
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Over the decades the O’odham placed some barbed wire along the border to keep livestock from straying into the neighboring country, limiting the spread of maladies such as foot-and-mouth disease and hindering cattle thieves.
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The passenger rail service said that eight cars and two locomotives derailed after striking the dump truck that was obstructing the crossing.
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Lone Tree Police Department The driver is facing charges including DUI, reckless driving and obstructing a police officer.
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The moms aren’t embarrassing their kids.
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Several other policy changes led to blowback from the public and Starmer was forced to make a series of embarrassing U-turns that provided political capital for opponents and fed beliefs that the prime minister didn’t stand for much.
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“Short-circuiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-circuiting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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