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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
IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
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.
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Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
Fuel consumption for such a vessel would also likely have bankrupted the Japanese Navy.
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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.
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Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
Enveloped in their own scandals of excess, Pantages, Mills and Shreve were bankrupted.
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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.
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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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Once the world’s leading producer, it was bankrupted by China’s price dumping.
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Markos Kounalakis,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Most manufacturers were bankrupted by equipment failures and financial challenges, making the 1990s a tough time for wind power’s pioneers.
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IEEE Spectrum,
15 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupted
Adjective
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The new plan was to use two aircraft Boeing originally built for a Russian airline that went bankrupt before they could be delivered.
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Automakers such as Lordstown Motors and Fisker Automotive went bankrupt, while Rivian Automotive and Lucid Motors have reported billions of dollars in annual losses and both recently announced layoffs.
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Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
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In practice, organic liquids like crude oil ruined everything.
Adjective
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The Korea Exchange is encouraging new listings while swiftly removing insolvent companies from the market, Jeong said.
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In some cases, creditors may be willing to negotiate reduced payoff amounts, particularly if the estate is insolvent and assets are limited.
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.
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The show followed a wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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