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
Like financial bankruptcy, water bankruptcy happens gradually.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
Zynex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
This three-month window is critical because bankruptcy courts presume that charges made within 90 days of filing were incurred without the intent to repay them.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
There is no mention of any ongoing takeover discussions in the airline’s most recent bankruptcy case files.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
Zynex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026
This three-month window is critical because bankruptcy courts presume that charges made within 90 days of filing were incurred without the intent to repay them.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
There is no mention of any ongoing takeover discussions in the airline’s most recent bankruptcy case files.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
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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
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The commercial failure of Cutthroat Island eventually led to Davis taking a two-year hiatus from acting.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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But when diabetes progresses to kidney failure, spending jumps into an entirely different category.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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There was a lot of talk about the death of the department store as Saks Global limped along last year and then finally collapsed into insolvency late Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Both programs face long-term sustainability challenges, but broad reform remains politically difficult—even as insolvency looms.—
Thomas McInerney,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Bankruptcy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankruptcy. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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