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
Because of such incompetence, the city’s finances are a disaster and unsustainable, which will ultimately lead to bankruptcy without prompt action.
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Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Jones’ financial woes go back at least to 2013, when his initial bankruptcy case was dismissed.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Dyrdek was on track to increase his deal from $32 million to $45 million by 2029, according to bankruptcy documents recently filed by the show’s production company, Superjacket.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor that have Wall Street on edge allegedly stemmed from falsified financial documents.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy
Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Jones’ financial woes go back at least to 2013, when his initial bankruptcy case was dismissed.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
Dyrdek was on track to increase his deal from $32 million to $45 million by 2029, according to bankruptcy documents recently filed by the show’s production company, Superjacket.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
The bankruptcies of First Brands and Tricolor that have Wall Street on edge allegedly stemmed from falsified financial documents.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bankruptcy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankruptcy
Noun
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The ache for vitality among ruin.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the ruins of the kitchen sat two cast-iron Le Creuset stew pots — the only survivors.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Patients’ failure to take their medicine as prescribed is a major challenge that contributes to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and billions of dollars in health care costs annually.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … SKIDDING TO SAFETY – All plane tires burst on Boeing 767 during harrowing landing failure.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 9 Jan. 2026.
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