as in ruin
the inability to pay one's debts
learned the hard way the costs of declaring bankruptcy
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Recent Examples of bankruptcy
Retail bankruptcies have had a major impact on malls and their landlords who must seek out new tenants to fill sites being vacated, and/or devise redevelopment plans.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
But her brand went from a $1 billion valuation to bankruptcy.
—Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Saks Global will close more stores as its bankruptcy restructuring progresses.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
Before the notice of bankruptcy, the court demanded Thompson appear on March 25 to answer why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for not filling out the fact sheet and giving it to Meyer’s lawyer.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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David Moin, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
But her brand went from a $1 billion valuation to bankruptcy.
—Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Saks Global will close more stores as its bankruptcy restructuring progresses.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
Before the notice of bankruptcy, the court demanded Thompson appear on March 25 to answer why he shouldn’t be held in contempt for not filling out the fact sheet and giving it to Meyer’s lawyer.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
Noun
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Erksan was good with locations and makes fine use of the landscape here, which is appropriately dominated by the ruins of a fortress.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Approximately 80 percent of all structures have been badly damaged or destroyed, and Gazans have nowhere to live except in squalid tents or the ruins of former homes.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Because of Tuesday’s rule failure, any bills tucked into that measure sit at a standstill.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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The death certificate listed Fisher’s cause of death as septic shock, a bacterial infection, acute kidney failure and pneumonia.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The darker strands of the young Tennyson’s existence—madness, spurned love, ruinous genes, insolvency—would become the themes of a later poem that Holmes regards as pivotal.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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Given that millions of seniors rely on Social Security for more than half of their annual income, shoring up the program to avoid insolvency is a pressing issue, the report said.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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