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to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
several bad investments bankrupted him
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Recent Examples of bankrupted
Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Fuel consumption for such a vessel would also likely have bankrupted the Japanese Navy.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Yet much of the region’s decline was caused by Russian or pro-Russian oligarchs who had bought up factories, bankrupted them to eliminate competition, and imposed brutal conditions on workers.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Enveloped in their own scandals of excess, Pantages, Mills and Shreve were bankrupted.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Alamariu pointed out that the two European countries had effectively lost their empires by then after being bankrupted by World War II.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Woodstock gave its name to a generation, but the concert itself was a debacle that nearly bankrupted its promoters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Once the world’s leading producer, it was bankrupted by China’s price dumping.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The cases are ongoing, with plaintiffs also filing claims against the trusts of companies bankrupted by the litigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
He is relieved is working at a plant in Elkhart, Indiana which was once a 100-year-old family business, and was bought by a new investor who has nearly bankrupted it in two years.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Fuel consumption for such a vessel would also likely have bankrupted the Japanese Navy.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Yet much of the region’s decline was caused by Russian or pro-Russian oligarchs who had bought up factories, bankrupted them to eliminate competition, and imposed brutal conditions on workers.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Enveloped in their own scandals of excess, Pantages, Mills and Shreve were bankrupted.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Alamariu pointed out that the two European countries had effectively lost their empires by then after being bankrupted by World War II.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
Woodstock gave its name to a generation, but the concert itself was a debacle that nearly bankrupted its promoters.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Once the world’s leading producer, it was bankrupted by China’s price dumping.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The cases are ongoing, with plaintiffs also filing claims against the trusts of companies bankrupted by the litigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupted
Adjective
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At the time, a slew of carriers had gone bankrupt, destabilizing the market and leading to skyrocketing premiums.—
Gray Rohrer,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Should the trust funds run out, Social Security would not go bankrupt, as payroll taxes that fund benefits will continue to come in.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Showing up to shoot in person would only have ruined the city with its realness.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Although a cut of that size is clearly preferable to a 22% reduction if Social Security becomes insolvent, such a change is unlikely to be acceptable to millions of workers and retirees.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Many speculators were insolvent, and the banks that had lent to them were in similarly dire shape.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Demoustier stars as a penniless young woman called Suzanne working on the ‘Venus Electrificata’ sideshow of a traveling fair meting out electrifying kisses to unsuspecting paying bystanders, while secretly being charged with electricity.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
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The show followed a wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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