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
Dixon said in 2023 the dispute had been settled, and in October 2024 the bankruptcy case was closed, according to federal court records.
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The mall fills up with crappy weed shops and keychain hawkers; underfunding means the maintenance slips; eventually, maybe, there’s a bankruptcy, followed by a long twilight as an eyesore.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
In August, the airline entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year in an effort to restructure.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
Red Lobster filed in May 2024 and exited bankruptcy in September that same year.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
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Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The mall fills up with crappy weed shops and keychain hawkers; underfunding means the maintenance slips; eventually, maybe, there’s a bankruptcy, followed by a long twilight as an eyesore.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
In August, the airline entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year in an effort to restructure.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025
Red Lobster filed in May 2024 and exited bankruptcy in September that same year.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
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The colt doesn’t know the racetrack he was bred for – the pride of Ruidoso – lies in ruins for the second year running, gutted by floodwaters that turned familiar dirt into a sucking bog of mud.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Similar underground storage pits and cisterns are beneath the Church of the Annunciation, among ruins traditionally identified, since the Byzantine period, as Mary’s house.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Griffith and CityBeat reporter Madeline Fening are facing charges, including disorderly conduct, failure to disperse, obstructing a highway and obstructing an emergency responder.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Luckily, clever Frances must have understood her caper was destined for failure.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Social Security faces insolvency by 2032, forcing policymakers to weigh politically fraught options like raising the retirement age, raising taxes, or adjusting benefit caps.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jefferson County Public Schools faces potential insolvency within 13 months if major budget cuts are not made.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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