as in obligated
being under obligation for a favor or gift thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break

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Recent Examples of indebted Last month, Justin Bieber released Swag, an album whose sound is very much indebted to both Dijon and Mk. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025 Evergrande was the world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer, with over $300 billion owed to banks and bondholders, when the court handed down a liquidation order in January 2024. CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025 China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted real estate firm, said Tuesday it will be delisted from Hong Kong’s stock exchange, a landmark moment in China’s yearslong property crisis. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The only indebted company paid during the first half of this year was Iryna Accountancy Corporation, which received $1,700 from the group, according to the filings. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indebted
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obligated
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  • The spokesperson did not respond to specific questions including what the legal basis would be for rescinding obligated funding.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Indebted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebted. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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