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Recent Examples of cash-strapped
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region’s creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
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Philip Marcelo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region's creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Fentanyl, by contrast, can be smoked easily and efficiently by users who are often cash-strapped and concerned with cost-effectiveness.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Philip Marcelo, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
The toll has also generated more than $550 million in revenue for the region's creaky and cash-strapped transit system — exceeding projections, the MTA has said.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Fentanyl, by contrast, can be smoked easily and efficiently by users who are often cash-strapped and concerned with cost-effectiveness.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cash-strapped
Adjective
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Now the actors, who work as game masters and perform as distressed abductees at the venue, will be frightening their guests while under union protection.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Made of durable iron with a lightly distressed finish, it’s designed to look better with time.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Doug Marker of Encinitas was a professional skateboarder between 1977 and 1980, during the sport’s hardscrabble days.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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The candidates vied to establish their relatability, that most valuable of campaign currencies, by describing their own hardscrabble experiences.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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El Teniente's general manager, Claudio Sougarret, recently said production will be depressed for the next five years as a result of the accident.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Minnelli writes that Garland would remain in bed for days, depressed and heavily drugged.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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At the start of The Big Fake, a Netflix dramatization of one criminal’s involvement in the most tumultuous events in post-war Italy, Toni Chichiarelli (Pietro Castellitto) is a talented painter living hand-to-mouth as a portrait artist on the streets of Rome.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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The occupants of this Neolithic housing development were not hand-to-mouth hunter-gatherers but settled inhabitants of a fertile floodplain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Most have direct, short-ish flights from the East Coast, making an 11th-hour spring break trip that much easier to pull off.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The tech came on a play in which Flagg drove through the lane with the ball and attempted a short shot.—
R.J. Coyle,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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UConn Health’s purchase of Waterbury Hospital for $13 million from a bankrupt out-of-state, for-profit company took effect over the weekend.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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Director William Friedkin’s film has been lauded for its gritty realism, morally grey (or perhaps outright bankrupt) anti-hero and its revolutionary chase sequences that inspire filmmakers to this day.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Drive at a reduced speed during wet weather.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The act requires that savings from reduced incarceration be directed toward victim services, community corrections and programs that support community reintegration for people who’ve been released from prison.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash-strapped. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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