1
as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
we received a notice in the mail informing us of our delinquency in paying our utility bill
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as in lateness
the quality or state of being late
delinquency of our mortgage payment meant that we would have to pay a surcharge
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Recent Examples of delinquency
Mortgage delinquencies are on the rise.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Novak served as a deputy federal public defender for six years and also worked as a referee for the Los Angeles Superior Court, with a focus on juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Emerson Depaz-Pangan, 26, is charged with facilitation of criminal homicide and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
However, for lower- and middle-income households, that credit picture is looking less stable, according to a Moody’s Analytics analysis of delinquencies by credit score (which is the closest proxy for income).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Novak served as a deputy federal public defender for six years and also worked as a referee for the Los Angeles Superior Court, with a focus on juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Emerson Depaz-Pangan, 26, is charged with facilitation of criminal homicide and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
However, for lower- and middle-income households, that credit picture is looking less stable, according to a Moody’s Analytics analysis of delinquencies by credit score (which is the closest proxy for income).
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquency
Noun
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The catching of a culprit—more than three decades after the fact, without forensic evidence or eyewitnesses—was heralded as an overdue reparation for police negligence and as a civil-rights milestone for Australia’s gay community.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What makes Tagovailoa’s comments of particular concern was that habitual lateness led to the team’s cultural reset ahead of the 2025 season, something that involved trading away one of their best players in Jalen Ramsey.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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But even with this adjustment, the chronic lateness continued.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the long, hot summer of 1967, uprisings broke out across more than 150 cities after years of police abuse, segregation, and neglect.—
Josiah Bates,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Jaguar stopped building the XK in 2014, and Infiniti quietly closed the coffin on the Q60 in 2022 after years of neglect.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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While occasional tardiness is forgivable, consistent lateness can start to chip away at even the strongest friendships.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Studies show tardiness can cost workers their reputation—or even their job.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Employees with administrative privileges were often tricked into authorizing malicious apps, while default permission settings allowed those apps to operate undetected.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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When approached to intervene, brands default to the position that their hands are tied, pointing to the union’s lack of legal status and MoLVT conciliation notes that side with the employer.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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He has also been charged with following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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She was charged with reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function and failure to stop at a scene of accident resulting in serious impairment or death, the prosecutor said.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Still, several voices within the industry have called for better engagement with workers and more consistent oversight.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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