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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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Social Security is not going bankrupt, experts say, though benefits may be reduced when the program reaches the trust fund depletion date.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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Many of the state’s poorer cities and counties that already are living on the margin and depend on the state for assistance in providing basic services could go bankrupt or be merged with other local governments, officials warned.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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That's when the PAW Patrol has to step in to stop Humdinger before the island is ruined!—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
10 June 2026
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But Wembanyama and the Spurs ended the streak and ruined the Knicks’ first home NBA Finals game since 1999.—
Brian Mahoney,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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That was one of the big takeaways this week when a new report showed that the program is slated to become insolvent by 2032.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The analysis comes ahead of the Social Security Administration’s annual Trustees Report, which will give an estimate on when the trust fund that manages the program will become insolvent.—
Jack Phillips,
Baltimore Sun,
5 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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