1
as in obligation
something (as money) which is owed
he filed for bankruptcy when his debts exceeded his assets
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2
as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
forgive us our debts
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Recent Examples of debt
Students who spend three years in medical school instead of four have lower debt and get to a higher salary sooner, said Caroline Roberts, a family physician and director of rural education at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine.
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Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Knowing what an emotional impact the debt had on me, this was a more sweeping gesture than almost anything a partner could have done.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Nigeria is the latest to issue an African sovereign debt note, despite concerns about debt distress on the continent.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The $75 billion implies a $60 billion acquisition and the assumption of $15 billion in debt, assuming WBD’s current approximate $30 billion debt load is split 50-50 between Warner Bros. and Discovery Global.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Knowing what an emotional impact the debt had on me, this was a more sweeping gesture than almost anything a partner could have done.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Nigeria is the latest to issue an African sovereign debt note, despite concerns about debt distress on the continent.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The $75 billion implies a $60 billion acquisition and the assumption of $15 billion in debt, assuming WBD’s current approximate $30 billion debt load is split 50-50 between Warner Bros. and Discovery Global.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debt
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Dozens of Tarrant County College faculty members have been ordered to pay back portions of their salaries, with college administrators saying the teachers did not meet their contractual obligations.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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These stores would operate without rent or property tax obligations and aim to sell at wholesale prices, passing on savings to customers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the six years since its debut, the show has become an internet sensation, with viewers online embracing the musical's campy humor, jaw-dropping stage illusions and sing-along score, with bootlegs of the production going viral on TikTok and YouTube.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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State scores, however, have been slowly improving since 2021.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
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If, in Christian doctrine, the soul’s purpose is to transcend the body, then a soulless creature has no sin to commit.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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The anthology’s first volume explores themes of ancestral sin, family, piety and consequence.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Milei has taken Argentina to new records of indebtedness, signing up to add an enormous $42 billion to Argentina’s foreign public debt on April 11.—
Mark Weisbrot,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Having the Fed as a monetary hoover to keep bond yields stable will help to dampen some of the risks of indebtedness, but will store up greater risks for later.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The most common template for an insider trading violation is as follows.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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And JCPenney shed hundreds of stores in its 2020 bankruptcy and is now down to 650 locations, from 1,100 a decade ago.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Then, in January 2019, a bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York granted relief to CBCS.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debt. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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