as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years
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Recent Examples of shorted
Citadel ended up making a grave-dancer investment in Melvin Capital, a hedge fund that had shorted GameStop, to capitalize on Melvin’s distress.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Still, the trades raised some eyebrows because whoever purchased a large amount of stock futures and sold or shorted crude futures at that moment made a lot of money just minutes later.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Online and in congressional hearings, Tenev was accused of aiding hedge funds that had shorted GameStop, at amateur traders’ expense.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Crowley alleged that her department had been shorted money needed to improve fire responses.
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Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Those who shorted the provocation phase got crushed by the pivot.
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Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The initial claim from Nebraska was scant on details about how much water is being shorted to Nebraska users.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Electric telegraph lines across Europe and the Americas shorted out.
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Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day.
—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Still, the trades raised some eyebrows because whoever purchased a large amount of stock futures and sold or shorted crude futures at that moment made a lot of money just minutes later.
—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Online and in congressional hearings, Tenev was accused of aiding hedge funds that had shorted GameStop, at amateur traders’ expense.
—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Crowley alleged that her department had been shorted money needed to improve fire responses.
—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
Those who shorted the provocation phase got crushed by the pivot.
—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The initial claim from Nebraska was scant on details about how much water is being shorted to Nebraska users.
—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
Electric telegraph lines across Europe and the Americas shorted out.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorted
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Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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On the walls, black-and-white printouts of newspaper articles, magazines and book pages looked like they were plucked from a Pinterest board on scrapbooking.
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Despite his young age, the then 36-year-old was far from a nobody plucked from the ether, though.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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The few that didn’t have hustled to catch up.
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The first inning looked promising as Yandy Diaz and Jonathan Aranda singled, and Cedric Mullins hustled his bunt attempt into a hit to load the bases.
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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.
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Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.
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Now, Greg is screwed because, one week in, everyone is having a great time.
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No matter who ends up on the Iron Throne, the common people get screwed.
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Mangione briefly stuck in elevator Court began slightly later than usual Monday morning because Mangione got stuck in an elevator while trying to get to court.
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“Shorted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorted. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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