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liquidated

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verb

past tense of liquidate
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as in paid
to give what is owed for used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts

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Recent Examples of liquidated
Verb
More than $50 million in short positions were liquidated within 24 hours, Coinglass data show. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026 Aviation experts said a revival would come with substantial challenges, as Spirit left behind billions in debt and its assets are being liquidated. Bri Buckley, CBS News, 5 June 2026 Sigmund Film was liquidated last summer, owing £340,019 to crew and suppliers, including £61,000 to The Aerial Film Company, which captured dramatic shots of The Shard. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026 Finding his way back In 2002, Richards’ lawyers settled with the remaining group members, liquidated Eternal Values’ assets, and the organization effectively ceased to exist. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026 Modell’s Sporting Goods, the beloved New York sporting goods retailer which opened in 1889, liquidated all of its stores in 2020. Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 27 May 2026 But many troubled carriers did visit bankruptcy courts to restructure their finances, be sold to competitors or liquidated. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026 Meanwhile, 1,740,000 of those entries that passed the file validations stage (about 15 percent) have been liquidated and are in the process of being refunded. Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026 The first wave of claims will prioritize customs entries liquidated or finalized within the preceding 80 days, according to reports. Mallory Wilson, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquidated
Adjective
  • Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.
    Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What counts as a cleared sidewalk?
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • In the 1960s, screwworm was eradicated from America thanks to robust foreign assistance.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
  • The sound of water, which normally underlay everyday life, had been momentarily eradicated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
    David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Last year, on September 10th, Kirk was assassinated in the midst of a debate, in front of some three thousand people at Utah Valley University.
    Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • But some of the payments Newsom solicited went to nonprofits Siebel Newsom is involved with, and which have paid her a salary.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun.
    Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday and erased most of their losses from a day earlier to notch weekly gains.
    Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • It's believed a similar construction may have existed early on at Stonehenge itself, but any traces of that structure would have been erased as development continued into what is there today.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Thirty years after she was murdered, Aimee Willard is still honoring her legacy with a garden of sunflowers in Delaware County.
    Joe Holden, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Later on, Jaehaerys II is murdered in the episode’s climax.
    Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • About 20 African countries actively uphold term limits, the think tank says, while others have abolished or circumvented them, or are under military regimes that have suspended constitutional rule, allowing long-serving leaders to remain in office.
    Farai Mutsaka, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Pittman said the holiday should instead recognize the ratification of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery nationwide later that year.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Invoices are processed through email and digital systems, and payments are executed across interconnected platforms.
    Laurent Charpentier, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • According to the Pasadena Police Department, a search warrant was executed on what appeared to be a marijuana dispensary at 6316 Whittier Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles, where fireworks allegedly intended for distribution were found.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 23 June 2026

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“Liquidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidated. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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