as in to impede
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-circuit
Hunter Biden The Justice Department special counsel, whose six-year case into Hunter Biden was short-circuited by the unconditional pardon President Joe Biden granted to his son, criticized the outgoing president in his final report released Monday.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The 2012 discovery of a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the Florida School for Boys was the sort of headline that short-circuits the brain.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Stepping down immediately appeared to be a ploy by Gaetz to short-circuit release of the report because the panel typically only exercises jurisdiction over sitting members of Congress, not former members.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
The process of reconciliation, a legislative workaround that short-circuits the filibuster, remains subject to tight rules that require every provision to have a budgetary impact.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
The 2012 discovery of a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the Florida School for Boys was the sort of headline that short-circuits the brain.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Stepping down immediately appeared to be a ploy by Gaetz to short-circuit release of the report because the panel typically only exercises jurisdiction over sitting members of Congress, not former members.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
The process of reconciliation, a legislative workaround that short-circuits the filibuster, remains subject to tight rules that require every provision to have a budgetary impact.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-circuit
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However, any individual who impedes law enforcement operations, potentially threatening the safety of law enforcement agents and subjects of their investigations, is subject to investigation and potential prosecution by the Department of Justice.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Without such reform, unmanageable debt will continue to impede these countries from investing in domestic green industrial strategies or in other measures to prevent and respond to climate, health, and other emergencies.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Automated feedback tools can further enhance engagement by providing instant responses to students, eliminating delays that traditionally hinder progress.—
Balaji Soundararajan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin deliberately hindered international rescue efforts after the Kursk submarine sank in 2000 in order to protect his country's nuclear secrets, Bill Clinton has alleged.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Limiting the federal funding would hamper Medicaid's ability to help states during difficult economic times, when demand for coverage rises with falling employment and incomes, while states also have fewer tax dollars to spend.—
Phil Galewitz,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Feb. 2025
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The leader of a political region within the broader nation, Dodik was at the time under U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration for actively obstructing American efforts to prevent more bloodshed.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
16 Feb. 2025
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For instance, President Donald Trump and the GOP have threatened to block disaster relief for Californian wildfires, to obstruct the return of federal relief for state and local tax payments, and to roll back the massive industrial investments from Biden-era legislation.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The rest would sooner expect the AfD to embarrass Germany than to save it.—
Simon Shuster/Berlin,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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The rapper has famously pressed people (and embarrassed them) regarding giving him monies owed on social media.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Short-circuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-circuit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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