Thesaurus results for SHORTED

shorted

verb

past tense of short

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 That meant that many investors who had shorted bitcoin, or bet that its price would remain subdued, were forced to close their positions as bitcoin surged. — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 The increase was driven entirely by new short selling — about $98 billion of additional shares shorted, said Sam Pierson, S3’s director of research. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 According to estimates from financial software company S3 Partners, around 206 million shares are being shorted, just under a third of all publicly tradable shares. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 July 2026 Citadel ended up making a grave-dancer investment in Melvin Capital, a hedge fund that had shorted GameStop, to capitalize on Melvin’s distress. — 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

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Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

He was plucked out of retirement to take on the demanding role of helping in the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of plucked

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Breakfast is at Fritz & Felix, lunch is squeezed into the Wintergarten conservatory, and dinner is either ordered to my room or eaten dressed up in the restaurants.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Consumers show signs of strain Recent data indicate that some consumers' budgets are being squeezed.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

Verb

Two of the men quickly hopped up and hustled down the sidewalk, while the third sat for a second before replacing the manhole cover, and walked away, the video shows.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in Manhattan's Central Synagogue and struck two people while being hustled outside Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hustled

Verb

The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
But the war needs to end because every day that the war continues, America gets weaker, Iran gets stronger, and people here in the United States get screwed, as prices go up, and up and up.

— NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of screwed

Verb

Investors are wondering if the rally could mark a turning point for bitcoin, whose price has been stuck in a prolonged slump since October, ahead of a seasonally bullish period for the coin.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
For the past few years, Florida’s housing market has been stuck in a strange kind of standoff.

— Justin Onorato, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

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