zap
verb (used with object)
to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, etc..
has zapped
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present perfectof zap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It has zapped whatever momentum was building after the team’s two series-opening victories against the AL East-leading Blue Jays last weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
After Joel discovers that Clementine has zapped him and their relationship thanks to Lacuna Inc., he decides to do the same.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
And frustrations have mounted over the government’s handling of the pandemic: A 9 p.m. curfew has zapped jobs and work hours.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2021
Since 1997 Washington’s sugar policy has zapped more than 120,000 U.S. jobs in food manufacturing, according to a 2013 study by Agralytica.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2016
Although Western Washington set records during a historic rainy season this year, a bout of record-setting dry heat in April and early May has zapped mountain snowpack well below normal levels — fast.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2016
