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Recent Examples of cash-strapped
The Lees were up with the lark to chat about the major first-look contract with the Royal Court, which is something to cheer about at a time when the arts are cash-strapped and under attack, and under pressure due to economic and political forces.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
When her mother’s Southern offices became overextended and cash-strapped, McKissack Daniel had to make the painful decision to shut them down.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pandemic left the YMCA cash-strapped and the prospect of a developer bulldozing the camp energized generations of residents and Wewa alumni seeking to save it.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Recovery efforts have been slow After the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops on April 30, 1975, the U.S. imposed a trade and economic embargo on all of Vietnam, leaving the country both war-damaged and cash-strapped.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Moreover, both undergrads and graduate students tend to be cash-strapped.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Many Texas districts are cash-strapped after legislators declined to substantially increase school funding last year.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
When her mother’s Southern offices became overextended and cash-strapped, McKissack Daniel had to make the painful decision to shut them down.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The pandemic left the YMCA cash-strapped and the prospect of a developer bulldozing the camp energized generations of residents and Wewa alumni seeking to save it.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Recovery efforts have been slow After the fall of Saigon to North Vietnamese troops on April 30, 1975, the U.S. imposed a trade and economic embargo on all of Vietnam, leaving the country both war-damaged and cash-strapped.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
Yet many Americans feel cash-strapped, burdened by high prices and inflation, and believe the economy isn’t working for them.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Moreover, both undergrads and graduate students tend to be cash-strapped.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Many Texas districts are cash-strapped after legislators declined to substantially increase school funding last year.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cash-strapped
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Pratt rails against the property insurance situation before the blaze and the foreign corporations snapping up parcels from distressed sellers who’d planned to pass them down to younger generations.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Research even shows that horror fans are more resilient and less psychologically distressed than nonhorror fans in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Generations of locals left hardscrabble poverty on the Isle of Lewis, in Scotland's Outer Hebrides, for opportunities abroad.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Volunteers became depressed, irritable, anxious, and withdrawn.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Jeffrey Rignall died in 2000 In the wake of Gacy’s attack, Rignall became depressed and withdrawn, suffering from bouts of vomiting and losing nearly 40 pounds, per The Courier Journal.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Clearly the consumer is tapped out.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The first movie tapped out with $86.1 million but became a sleeper hit on home entertainment, while the sequel ended its run with $174.3 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2023
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Ever since then, the Ekdals have lived hand-to-mouth, bolstered by Håkon’s charity.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Sep. 2025
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At the center of the story is a jazz musician called Y, a bohemian, artsy type who is fed up with his hand-to-mouth existence and so agrees to a lucrative commission, writing an upbeat song to inspire national pride in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks that took place on October 7, 2023.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2025
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With one out in the second, Caleb Durbin sent a drive into left field that Kiké Hernandez turned into a triple when his diving attempt came up short.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Facing fourth-and-short at midfield, the Vikings tried another quick toss to O’Brien.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan is the nation’s largest bank, and lawyers representing the trustees of bankrupt Tricolor have alleged that the company was engaged in fraud, Bloomberg has reported.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The former got an upgrade to outperform at Oppenheimer, with analyst Chris Kotowski noting Jefferies’ exposure to now-bankrupt autoparts maker First Brands is limited .—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Investigators say Velez’s legal troubles began nearly a year ago, when she was accused of using fake barcodes at a Cape Coral Target to purchase items at reduced prices, thefts that police say were confirmed through security video and her own TikTok activity.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash-strapped. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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