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not having enough money to pay debts
The company has become insolvent. insolvent debtors
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Recent Examples of insolvent
Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
However, as oil production declines and fossil fuel companies increasingly become insolvent, California regulators worry taxpayers may have to assume the costs to plug these wells.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The group found that Trump’s agenda would make the government program insolvent in six years, shrinking the current timeline by a third, and expanding Social Security’s cash shortfall by trillions of dollars.
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—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Last fall, it was deemed insolvent and filed the Canadian equivalent of bankruptcy.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
However, as oil production declines and fossil fuel companies increasingly become insolvent, California regulators worry taxpayers may have to assume the costs to plug these wells.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
This omnibus pledge can have the effect of rendering the debtor insolvent such that any transfer that the debtor tries to make for asset protection purposes is voidable by a creditor.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The group found that Trump’s agenda would make the government program insolvent in six years, shrinking the current timeline by a third, and expanding Social Security’s cash shortfall by trillions of dollars.
5.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insolvent
bankrupt
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UConn Health’s purchase of Waterbury Hospital for $13 million from a bankrupt out-of-state, for-profit company took effect over the weekend.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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Director William Friedkin’s film has been lauded for its gritty realism, morally grey (or perhaps outright bankrupt) anti-hero and its revolutionary chase sequences that inspire filmmakers to this day.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Insolvent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insolvent. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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