cash-strapped

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Recent Examples of cash-strapped 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 The City Council has asked for a more extensive study — financed without new public funds — to determine the demand for service and where riders want to travel before committing more significant financial resources, especially with the city already cash-strapped. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025 Interim president Dwayne Tucker is part of a team of TSU graduates tasked with orchestrating a comeback for the beloved but cash-strapped university. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 22 Jan. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cash-strapped
Adjective
  • They’re made from solid wood that’s distressed and features a rustic white wash and metal handles.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
  • In another video, captured moments later, a different officer approached a distressed Franklin, who was seated in the back seat of a police car.
    Maia Nehme, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Shahn was known as a social realist: a painter of hardscrabble life who registered every spasm and twitch of the body politic, from the Great Depression to Vietnam.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • The symbolism wasn’t lost on him: a kid from a hardscrabble area in his hometown now working in the posh tiny country perched on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nike reported fourth-quarter financial results that slightly topped depressed revenue and earnings-per-share estimates, but the full-year picture reflects the brand’s struggles, as 12-month revenue fell 10% to $46.3 billion.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 June 2025
  • What resonates most strongly is the film’s subtler or more emotional moments — the camera lingering on a man left holding a stick after his dog fails to come back from a swim or the scene where Brody’s son mimics his depressed father’s body language at the dinner table.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • For example, the March 12 episode features Graves and three other male survivalists who tapped out -- that is, left early before the 21-day challenge concluded -- in earlier appearances.
    kturnqui, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
Adjective
  • Compounded by the launch of the first Movistar Plus+ series in 2017, and the later arrival of other global streamers, Spain has finally emerged from its hand-to-mouth past.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 June 2025
  • Even the champions predominantly lived hand-to-mouth.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • For short or light exercise, plain water is usually the best choice.75 Many people use Gatorade to hydrate after being sick.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 1 July 2025
  • The rapper mostly looked at the judge during the short court session.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • That appears to be the case with the 221 North Mathilda office building, which once was leased to 23andMe, a genomics and biotech company that in 2021 had a market value of $6 billion but now is bankrupt.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
  • The partial revocation of the U.S. government’s license for Chevron’s operations is a big deal in Venezuela, because the country is bankrupt and depends on oil exports for 90% of its export income.
    Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Should the city become insolvent, it would likely get absorbed by Sacramento County and force residents to rely on the county for infrastructure needs and public services.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
  • Sixteen property insurers operating in the state have gone insolvent since 2017, and 16 have withdrawn from the state.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Cash-strapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cash-strapped. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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