Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

circuit

[sur-kit] / ˈsɜr kɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

These receptors were already known for their role in stress, but the new findings suggest they can also quiet a pain-producing circuit and reduce chronic neuropathic pain caused by nerve injury.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Sir Nick Faldo says LIV golfers seeking a return to the DP World Tour may have to "eat a bit of humble pie" before regaining eligibility for the European-based circuit.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Both campaigns sued in state circuit court, where a judge on Wednesday ruled for Hoskins in both cases.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2026

You don’t want a low-quality battery that might catch fire, or a compromised or modified circuit board that bypasses normal security guards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

My understanding is that the reception committee who prepared the landing field is not connected to Julie’s prearranged contacts in Ormaie—more accurately they are all different members of the same circuit.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Brain imaging revealed changes in circuits associated with emotion, raising the possibility that the technology could support mood regulation and psychological resilience.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Future studies will examine the brain circuits that send information to orexin neurons and receive signals from them.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

As of Thursday, two circuits have affirmed the government’s position and six opposed it, teeing up what experts call an inevitable Supreme Court challenge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

These systems can etch miniscule circuits onto silicon to create microchips that power AI as well as all sorts of everyday electronics.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

How can circuits be busy if most phones in Southern California have run out of juice?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It is a sleek pod — half spaceship, half motherboard, with glass floors and a ceiling circuited with green neon tubes — on the eighth floor of a building in the bustling Shibuya district.

From New York Times Feb. 25, 2023

She shows no bitterness about the turn of events that short circuited her diplomatic trajectory.

From Washington Times May 31, 2014

Their invention, Roominate, offers girls the experience of building a working circuited dollhouse in pastel colors.

From Time Nov. 27, 2013

Wouldn’t that have short- circuited, say, the return of Steve Jobs to Apple?

From BusinessWeek Nov. 30, 2011

They monkeyed with the mechanism, short circuited the battery, and jammed the gauge so I couldn't tell when my power was gone.

From Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road by Victor [pseud.] Appleton

Her thoughts spiraled: “Is he short circuiting? I thought…Is this a stroke?…Has he been drugged?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The explosion in Karachi was the result of short circuiting inside a room where the electric system is controlled, according to Nasir Aftab, who is deputy-inspector general for the city’s police.

From Seattle Times Oct. 29, 2021

Barbare spent much of her time circuiting the provinces, trying to help her feckless husband and then her hapless son salvage catastrophic careers.

From The New Yorker Apr. 22, 2019

After being transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he spent the next four months circuiting a nexus of prisons and detention centers.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2015

As the trouble was really nothing more than the short circuiting of a wire, along with weak batteries, it was easy enough for Jack to explain it to her and how to remedy it.

From The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways by Margaret Penrose




Vocabulary lists containing circuit


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training