as in squeezing
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 shorting
Stanton demonstrates his battery by shorting the coils, which halts the pendulum due to the magnetic field’s braking effect.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Burry is taking his angst even further and betting against AI , recently shorting such leading stocks as Nvidia and Palantir Technologies .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Use clam shell-type products to keep water from getting into the connection point and shorting out the lights.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
In the past, active investment managers could negate overvalued stocks by selling or shorting them.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 7 Nov. 2025
Social media users also raised concerns about anonymous accounts holding crypto wallets that may have benefited from shorting the crypto market — and whether insider trading could have been involved.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
To stop the blocks from shorting out while stacked together, the researchers separated the blocks with a thin plastic sheet of polypropylene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2020
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Burry is taking his angst even further and betting against AI , recently shorting such leading stocks as Nvidia and Palantir Technologies .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Use clam shell-type products to keep water from getting into the connection point and shorting out the lights.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
In the past, active investment managers could negate overvalued stocks by selling or shorting them.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 7 Nov. 2025
Social media users also raised concerns about anonymous accounts holding crypto wallets that may have benefited from shorting the crypto market — and whether insider trading could have been involved.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
To stop the blocks from shorting out while stacked together, the researchers separated the blocks with a thin plastic sheet of polypropylene.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorting
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Abruscato got his own table nearby, while Coogan and Hays sat across from me, squeezing into a small wooden booth.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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Hoshoryu, at six foot two and around 330 pounds, dispatched his first adversary handily, squeezing him like an accordion and dancing him out of the ring.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Swedish team accused Canada of cheating, specifically reporting that Canada’s Marc Kennedy was illegally touching his stone.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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The state has intervened in districts for reasons such as fiscal mismanagement, cheating scandals and consistently failing academic performance at a campus.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Archive footage viewed on old VHS tapes and Super-8 film reveals that Cook was a talented and charismatic musician, plucking away at his Gibson while singing blues standards or original material.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Broten remembers Pavelich plucking his guitar and singing Neil Young songs on bus rides.—
Stephen Whyno,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead of skittering off, the hot droplets start sticking and seeping into the surface texture, and leave wet patches behind.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Feb. 2026
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These additions can help keep food from sticking and make cleanup a lot easier.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2026
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How does Mick Cronin survive this, sending his own player off the court after hustling hard on defense to get a piece of the ball but unfortunately too much contact and drew a foul.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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If out of work, hustling this week and next could open doors.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Nevertheless, on a clear if cold day the three walked through several inches of snow, screwing in the new signs.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Cattano suggests screwing mug hooks into the bottom of kitchen cabinets to utilize that space between the cupboards and the countertops.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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An official with the Long Island Rail Road used his position as an assistant chief program officer to land his son in a job with railroad contractors, the MTA Inspector General said in a stinging report Wednesday.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The surrender also included a stinging lesson in the nuances of diplomacy.—
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
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As Torquay’s women’s team were beating Gloucester on Sunday, commenters left sarcastic replies under the club’s social media updates.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Bane ballin’ Bane capped off a seven-point first quarter by beating the buzzer with a step-back 3-pointer.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Shorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorting. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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