as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
several bad investments bankrupted him
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Verb
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Crystal Cruises’ Crystal Symphony Crystal Cruises was bankrupt and facing oblivion when it was rescued by luxury tour operator Abercrombie & Kent, which bought the 602-passenger Crystal Symphony (and 740-passenger Crystal Serenity) and relaunched the brand.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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The company grew rapidly and eventually built a team of 60 employees, but financial problems set in and despite radical restructuring, the Swedish courts declared the company bankrupt early last year.—
Paul Ridden
June 17,
New Atlas,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Cutting these taxes accelerates the timeline in which those trust funds will become insolvent.—
Laurel Wamsley,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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Absent changes to the law, once Social Security becomes insolvent, benefits would shrink for all recipients by 24 percent while Medicare hospital benefits would be reduced by about 11 percent, according to the CRFB.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The book, based entirely on a true story according to its writer, detailed the pair’s penniless trek camping along the British coast.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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Arnaz’s maternal grandfather, Alberto de Acha, was an executive at rum producer Bacardi & Co. The man born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III in Santiago de Cuba on March 2, 1917, arrived penniless in Miami before his 17th birthday.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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