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Recent Examples of defeasance A couple of other candidates lurk in the wings, but SOFR is achieving the most traction, according to Rob Finlay, founder of Thirty Capital, LLC, a defeasance and derivative consulting firm. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defeasance
Noun
  • Bolsonaro is accused of attempting to stage a coup, involvement in an armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law and two counts involving destruction of state property.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Mary connected her mother’s legacy to public memorialization and to contemporary activists’ fights for police reform and abolition.
    LaShawn Harris August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But the new leadership team, headed by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), all voted against the House’s 2021 AUMF repeal bill and did not have an appetite to bring it up last year.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The senator also called for the full repeal of Section 230.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wright notified the researchers of the dissolution a day later.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Demonstrators are demanding the dissolution of parliament, mass resignation of lawmakers, immediate suspension of officials who ordered firing on protesters, and fresh elections.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Defeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeasance. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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