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
Nagging shoulder/lat muscle injuries short-circuited his 2019 season, and Tommy John surgery did the same to 2020-21.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Trump White House is trying to short-circuit the Associated Press' lawsuit against it by altering decades-old protocols over which news outlets can access the president at meetings and events when space is limited.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Or perhaps the necessity of any explanation at all has already short-circuited my intellect.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Jahl and her colleagues at the Green Science Policy Institute say companies and local regulators could enact stricter quality assurances and quality controls to prevent manufacturing defects that might short-circuit and lead to fires.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Trump White House is trying to short-circuit the Associated Press' lawsuit against it by altering decades-old protocols over which news outlets can access the president at meetings and events when space is limited.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Or perhaps the necessity of any explanation at all has already short-circuited my intellect.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Jahl and her colleagues at the Green Science Policy Institute say companies and local regulators could enact stricter quality assurances and quality controls to prevent manufacturing defects that might short-circuit and lead to fires.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-circuit
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Britain’s youth are grappling with worse mental health now than 10 years ago, pushing more of them out of employment than their middle-aged peers and impeding their career growth.—
BYPrarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
21 Mar. 2025
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Whereas, for example, if AI is part of a feature set, one component faulting does not necessarily cause the user to feel their tasks have been impeded.—
Agur Jõgi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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However, some connections hinder, rather than help, professional progress.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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His zone swing percentage is higher than average but is going to have to be at Freddie Freeman levels to hinder teams in effectively pitching around him.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Over recent weeks, CISA employees, all speaking on the condition of anonymity, had told Forbes morale was low and concerns were high that important work was being hampered by the cuts.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Both Iran and North Korea could then use Russian nuclear and missile technology to develop advanced weapons that would hamper the U.S. military’s response options in East Asia and the Middle East—and even threaten the American homeland.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
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The government argued her presence in the United States obstructs the administration's foreign policy objective of preventing the spread of antisemitism.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Officials told the outlet his airwaves were not obstructed.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Get okay with the idea that in the future, your past work will embarrass you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Vance memes seem to contain an admission as well: that even some conservatives do not see him as essential to the current MAGA movement. Consider the fact that Democrats have long tried to embarrass Trump with memes and images of him as an infant, a Cheeto, and other forms.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Short-circuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-circuit. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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