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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
we received a notice in the mail informing us of our delinquency in paying our utility bill
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as in lateness
the quality or state of being late
delinquency of our mortgage payment meant that we would have to pay a surcharge
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Recent Examples of delinquency
Credit card interest rates are influenced by a number of factors, including higher delinquency rates and high credit utilization.
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Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
The university also faced delinquency with its supplemental property tax bills for the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 fiscal years, for a total amount of just over $31,000.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal of curfews is to prevent delinquency late in the evening, although a systemic review of relevant research suggests that youth curfews have no effect on crime.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The delinquency rate on consumer loans stood at 2.8% in the second quarter, its highest level since 2012.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
The university also faced delinquency with its supplemental property tax bills for the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 fiscal years, for a total amount of just over $31,000.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
The goal of curfews is to prevent delinquency late in the evening, although a systemic review of relevant research suggests that youth curfews have no effect on crime.
—Caitlin Cavanagh, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The delinquency rate on consumer loans stood at 2.8% in the second quarter, its highest level since 2012.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquency
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The district attorney's office is now pursuing two lesser charges against him — vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and child abuse/endangerment under circumstances or conditions likely to cause GBI or death — per the district attorney's news release.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Why timing matters Industry data shows that most coverage lapses occur not because of negligence but because of short-term cash shortages.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The commenter went on to note that being occasionally late is one thing, but chronic lateness at someone else’s expense crosses a line.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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What makes Tagovailoa’s comments of particular concern was that habitual lateness led to the team’s cultural reset ahead of the 2025 season, something that involved trading away one of their best players in Jalen Ramsey.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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His girlfriend, Charlotte Kurek, 31, faces two counts of chronic child neglect, one of which resulted in death.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Children enter foster care for reasons beyond their control – often because of abuse, neglect, or the ripple effects of addiction, incarceration, or untreated mental health conditions in their homes.—
Laura Rivera,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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While occasional tardiness is forgivable, consistent lateness can start to chip away at even the strongest friendships.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Studies show tardiness can cost workers their reputation—or even their job.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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America’s best-selling SUV, the five-passenger RAV4 has become something like the default vehicle choice for many buyers.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Second, upgrade your default expression tier.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Regarding the lack of disciplinary records documenting policy violations, Payne placed blame on prison staff for failure to write Holt up for disciplinary violations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
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The failure to see this coming was an inexcusable Democratic strategic catastrophe.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Still, several voices within the industry have called for better engagement with workers and more consistent oversight.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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