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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
If the value of the stock declines, additional collateral may be required or positions may need to be liquidated under unfavorable conditions. Joshua Harmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 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
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
  • But before the thylacine was fully eradicated, 13 pups of the marsupial species were preserved in alcohol.
    Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • Racist chanting in grounds has been heard since the 1960s and though less common now, it has not been eradicated, as recent examples of the abuse of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior show.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The 48-year-old daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of corruption, bribery, misappropriating millions in government funds and threatening to have the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, assassinated.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
  • Politician Aung San Suu Kyi, daughter of assassinated former Burma Prime Minister Aung San, was placed under house arrest by Burma’s ruling junta.
    USA Today, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • But if your paperwork is approved and your interview is completed, and your fees are paid, congratulations!
    Josie Fischels, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • Colleges across the country have paid out nearly $3 million to settle three of those cases, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Young took a leadoff single off right-hander Tyron Guerrero, but it was erased by a double play.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
  • With the latest rally, the stock has erased its losses for the year and is now up more than 2%.
    CJ Haddad, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • In 2019, a German nurse who murdered 87 patients by deliberately bringing about cardiac arrests was given a life sentence.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • People were becoming aware of the tens of millions of victims who had been murdered by communist regimes over the previous decades.
    David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • In 2014, Pope Francis abolished the future use of the monsignor title — which denotes a specific honor — for most priests.
    Vivian Wilson, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • Beijing eventually increased the limit to two children in 2015, then abolished the policy entirely in 2021.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Of the 63 inmates executed in the United States in 2025 and so far this year, Florida has carried out 28 of them.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Channel your inner Sporty Spice with preppy tees featuring jersey numbers and rugby stripes, executed with fashionable precision by Versace, Nili Lotan, Staud, and TWP.
    Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 10 July 2026

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“Liquidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquidated. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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