defaulted

past tense of default

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaulted
Verb
  • For weeks, the FDC, from its communication staff to Secretary Mark Inch, has ignored questions from reporters about how many inmates were being tested, how many tests were coming back positive, how many were coming back negative and how many were pending.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The woman expresses frustration that her financial reality seems ignored.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude disregarded all threats of legal action, directing Running Fence to complete its predestined voyage into the sea.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Some of them blatantly disregarded social distancing and basic hand-washing policies and didn’t separate COVID-19 patients’ and non-COVID patients’ laundry.
    Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That doesn’t mean that the character Fiyero was totally omitted from the special.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The father, who requested his name be omitted from PEOPLE's interview, declined to comment.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The shutdown began after Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a government funding bill.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • If the main goal was to drive African Americans away, the laws failed.
    Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Defaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaulted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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