as in ruining
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 bankrupting
See video … WATCH TOM HOMAN – With a secure border, the US is bankrupting cartels.
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FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yet either change could risk bankrupting the program.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Yet either change could risk bankrupting the program.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupting
ruining
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Doing so could compromise the slight taper at the hem, ruining the silhouette.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Car designers love them for not ruining the lines of the door with the necessities of real life, but is the benefit from drag reduction worth the safety risk?—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bankrupting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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