1
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
Hill-Brodigan was sentenced Monday to two years of probation after pleading no contest to holding an open house party and contributing to the delinquency or dependency of minors as part of the deal, prosecutors announced that day.
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Witherspoon has been charged with three felony counts of kidnapping and three misdemeanor counts of contributing the delinquency of a minor, court documents show.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
This newer cost burden is challenging homeownership, leading to more mortgage delinquencies.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Don’t ignore delinquency Delinquency comes before default.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
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Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Witherspoon has been charged with three felony counts of kidnapping and three misdemeanor counts of contributing the delinquency of a minor, court documents show.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
This newer cost burden is challenging homeownership, leading to more mortgage delinquencies.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Don’t ignore delinquency Delinquency comes before default.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquency
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In November 2025, a group of other families of campers who died also sued for negligence.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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OpenAI and the company’s CEO, Sam Altman, were named as defendants in several lawsuits that allege negligence, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, wrongful death, and other product liability claims.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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How must Yves Bissouma, who was left out of the squad for August’s UEFA Super Cup penalty shootout defeat to Paris-Saint Germain due to persistent lateness, feel watching his team-mate avoid facing the consequences?—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Feldman provides an exceptional guide to a culture that produced castrati only to discard them, and to the haunted sense of too-lateness that left Moreschi outside his own life.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.—
February 23,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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After the circus moved on, Black South African soccer remained mired in neglect, while cricket and rugby continued to thrive.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her slip dress and his tardiness show us that the two have a very different idea of what constitutes effort — that’s intelligent costuming.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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And at least one student benefitted from his tardiness.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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For the violations and drawing the default order, the commission sanctioned Montano by turning the 2022 suspension into an indefinite suspension that’s dated April 9, 2024.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Profit payouts are monthly by default, but can be upgraded to faster weekly or bi-weekly schedules.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Increasingly, the aging building has been experiencing system failures that include the boilers and chillers, electrical infrastructure, plumbing and roof leaks, the City Council was told.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorneys say the inter-agency failure is allowing criminals to escape accountability, while federal judges warn the practice is violating defendants’ constitutional rights.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Both Opus and Sonnet can navigate applications, fill out forms and work across platforms with minimal oversight.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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The bill wouldn’t legalize the practice or set up an oversight structure regulating it, as the state did with marijuana and Nevada has done with prostitution in several counties.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Delinquency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquency. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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