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short circuit

NOUN
leak
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crack exposure flow leakage
STRONG
aperture chink crevice drip escape fissure hole leaking loss outgoing percolation puncture
WEAK
decrease destruction detriment pit
VERB
dodge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ditch duck elude escape evade fend off shuffle sidestep skirt
STRONG
dark deceive equivocate fence fudge hedge juke lurch malinger parry pussyfoot shake shift shirk short-circuit slide swerve tergiversate trick weasel
WEAK
circumlocute get around get out of give the slip move to the side put the move on shake off skip out on tergiverse turn aside
Antonyms
STRONGEST
face meet take on
STRONG
release
WEAK
confront encounter stand up to

Example Sentences

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These thread like growths, known as filaments, would keep extending until they created a short circuit and destroyed the pixel.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

They campaign for a short "circuit breaker" lockdown to try to drive down infections.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

The fire may have been caused by a short circuit, he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

“Now they want to short circuit the whole process,” McGoldrick added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

My mind flickered as if on short circuit, spitting never-ending images of anguish, anxiety, and sorrow at me.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys