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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
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
Born in 1926 in Weimar Germany, where hyperinflation bankrupted his father’s business, the young Linz witnessed the breakdown of democracy and the onset of Hitler’s dictatorship.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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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
Born in 1926 in Weimar Germany, where hyperinflation bankrupted his father’s business, the young Linz witnessed the breakdown of democracy and the onset of Hitler’s dictatorship.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupted
Adjective
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High street retail giant Next plc had looked at LK Bennett as a possible acquisition, but went on to acquire bankrupt British shoe chain Russell & Bromley.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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And then the studio [Orion Pictures] was going bankrupt at the same time.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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In other words, atrocious starts have ruined the Sox’s season before anyone had a chance to get excited.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Was so excited to make these and they were ruined by your poor recipe like many others!—
Christopher Kostow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates a nearly $300 billion shortfall in the HTF over the next 10 years, with the fund becoming insolvent starting in 2028.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The trust funds for Social Security benefits and Medicare’s hospital insurance are projected to become insolvent in roughly seven years.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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Alexander was, at this point, nearly penniless, moving from her large home to a one-room apartment in 1986 and taking a job at a local retirement home.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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