short-circuits
- present tense form of short-circuit (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The sales process likely short-circuits an alternative WBD plan next year to spin off its old-style TV assets, hoping to make its remaining assets more attractive to potential buyers like Apple, Amazon and Netflix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
This can be triggered by events from short-circuits to physical damage and manufacturing defects, and which allows heat-producing chemical reactions to start within the battery.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
Beyond that, the decision short-circuits the careful development of the law of PLCAA.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
Hamlin has had so many memorable, boundary-pushing roles in film and television that the brain short-circuits trying to sort through all of his credits at once.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
Internal short-circuits cause excessive temperature rise, both on charge and discharge.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
