defaulted

past tense of default

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaulted
Verb
  • Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By anointing Watson as their franchise savior, the Haslams disregarded all those women.
    Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The other was filed by Bonta, who said that Bianco blatantly disregarded his authority as attorney general.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Insult was added to injury in the early days of the blackout, when NIPSCO omitted Gary from their timelines on when power would come back.
    Chris Tye, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Grealish was subsequently omitted from City’s squad for the summer’s Club World Cup, prior to his Everton switch.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Critically, the owner of the footage failed to show any impact on the market for the footage and in fact had never licensed the footage for compensation.
    Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Congress legalized home brewing in 1978 Occasional efforts in recent years to change the law failed to gain traction.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
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“Defaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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