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
The ailing carrier Spirit Airlines is seeing passenger numbers to and from Las Vegas plummet, as the company navigates its second bankruptcy in under a year.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Everett noted that Peteski had agreed to having the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Merit Street dismissed.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is facing major financial troubles and may not be able to avoid another bankruptcy, a legal expert tells PEOPLE.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
However, the one-time Oprah protégé hasn’t given up the bankruptcy fight just yet.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Everett noted that Peteski had agreed to having the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Merit Street dismissed.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is facing major financial troubles and may not be able to avoid another bankruptcy, a legal expert tells PEOPLE.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
However, the one-time Oprah protégé hasn’t given up the bankruptcy fight just yet.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
Noun
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Four years later, the Democrats’ future looks murkier than ever, and Adams’ lofty ambitions lie in ruins.—
Molly Ball,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Just outside of the park, on BLM land, are the ruins of the town of Rhyolite, which was home to 10,000 people in its heyday in the early 1900s.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Global failure to adapt to climate change is taking a toll on people’s lives and is responsible for millions of deaths every year, according to a new report from The Lancet.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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Real war introduces deception, saturation attacks and human failures.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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These measures have accelerated the insolvency of the old-age benefits program.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Together, the insolvency countdown and agency tumult have shaken public faith.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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