as in bankrupt
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as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
several bad investments bankrupted him
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Adjective
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The reality is that Social Security won’t go totally bankrupt if Congress doesn’t act to address its funding challenges.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Discount chain Big Lots is expected to close all but a few hundred stores after the bankrupt company reached a deal with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to transfer some of its locations.—
Ahtra Elnashar,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Take Florida, where 16 insurer carriers have become insolvent since 2017 and 16 others have stopped writing policies, even though Floridians pay the highest premiums on average in the United States.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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Without the changes, Social Security was projected to become insolvent in 2035, which would mean lower benefits if nothing is done.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Harper and Ullman said the younger women sometimes looked after elderly, infirm or penniless prisoners.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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One follower gave the movement her life savings before dying of cancer, virtually penniless.—
Michael Rothfeld,
New York Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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