as in bankruptcy
the inability to pay one's debts
unless the economy improves, many resorts in the area face insolvency
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Recent Examples of insolvency
The district has faced potential insolvency and state receivership amidst mounting budget woes.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Greenspan’s heroes In the early 1980s, the United States faced a similar emergency when the trust fund that supports Social Security neared insolvency, a situation where benefits would have been automatically slashed once funds were depleted.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Having both adequate owners’ capital against insolvency and deposit reserves against illiquidity were voluntary prudence early in this historical evolution.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
The darker strands of the young Tennyson’s existence—madness, spurned love, ruinous genes, insolvency—would become the themes of a later poem that Holmes regards as pivotal.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Greenspan’s heroes In the early 1980s, the United States faced a similar emergency when the trust fund that supports Social Security neared insolvency, a situation where benefits would have been automatically slashed once funds were depleted.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Having both adequate owners’ capital against insolvency and deposit reserves against illiquidity were voluntary prudence early in this historical evolution.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
The darker strands of the young Tennyson’s existence—madness, spurned love, ruinous genes, insolvency—would become the themes of a later poem that Holmes regards as pivotal.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvency
bankruptcy
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She was listed as one of AllHere’s creditors, bankruptcy court records show.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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Late last year, that same board approved a multi-year natural gas supply contract with New Fortress Energy, a company that has warned of bankruptcy, yet received a $4 billion contract from the Puerto Rican government.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Insolvency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvency. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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