zapped
Example Sentences
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The prevalence of dating apps and our ability to follow someone else’s every move on social media have zapped the honeymoon period’s lifespan.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The males are then chauffeured to Garden Grove, where they’re zapped with X-rays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026
But a combination of domestic deflation, which reduces the value of goods in the economy, and a weak yuan has zapped the relative size of China’s economy as measured in dollar terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
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
There was a beast hidden inside, and soon it might come out and make him look like the man Alec had zapped with the Transvice.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
