1
as in duty
something one must do because of prior agreement
their financial obligations keep them from giving to charities as much as they would like
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2
as in debt
something (as money) which is owed
I have to pay off my current obligations before I can buy a new car
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Recent Examples of obligation
Gray also reported $53,339 in debts or obligations, mostly money owed to fundraising and research firms.
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Kate Wolffe
october 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Or that the President has no obligation, legal or otherwise, to answer questions from anyone.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
But the companies behind chatbots don’t appear to feel any such obligation.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Since 2000, Buenos Aires has defaulted on its sovereign debt obligations three times.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kate Wolffe
october 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Or that the President has no obligation, legal or otherwise, to answer questions from anyone.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
But the companies behind chatbots don’t appear to feel any such obligation.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
Since 2000, Buenos Aires has defaulted on its sovereign debt obligations three times.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for obligation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obligation
Noun
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Some of the 12 players who were away on international duty returned to training yesterday.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Perozek already held that title, but after Lisa Thompson resigned as executive editor in July the job description of managing editor was rewritten to include duties that previously had been the executive editor's.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Top schools continue to increase tuition while many young adults fall deeper and deeper into debt.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Ruto’s administration inherited a debt crisis upon taking office three years ago and has struggled to reduce its budget financing gap.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Milne joined the network in 2019 as managing editor of CBS This Morning, and took on additional responsibilities, like breaking news, the following year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sponsors assume no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of submissions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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By deploying solvers on scalable cloud platforms, firms avoid the need for expensive local hardware, lowering barriers for CAE adoption among businesses.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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For all its limitations, mediocrity is immeasurably superior to ceaseless ambition, the need always for superlative achievement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Uninhibited by the European commitments of their rivals following last season’s dreary eighth-place finish, Massimiliano Allegri has wasted no time moulding the Rossoneri into a stubborn outfit that sit within two points of the summit after a 0-0 draw at Juventus before the international break.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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This transition reflects our commitment to evolving with those changes and ensuring UNC Charlotte remains competitive and sustainable.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Obligation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obligation. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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