1
as in obligation
something (as money) which is owed
he filed for bankruptcy when his debts exceeded his assets
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2
as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
forgive us our debts
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Recent Examples of debt
In 2022, while a city council candidate, Elliott’s legal troubles linked to fraudulent checks and debts were made public, the San Bernardino Sun reported.
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
And household balance sheets, which include debt and assets such as homes and stocks, are still on stable footing after big price run-ups the past few years, Millar said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Complaints about poor hourly rates for RAs fall flat when considering housing is one of the major costs driving student loan debt.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
On February 25, the U.S. debt ceiling was raised by another $4 trillion.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
And household balance sheets, which include debt and assets such as homes and stocks, are still on stable footing after big price run-ups the past few years, Millar said.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Complaints about poor hourly rates for RAs fall flat when considering housing is one of the major costs driving student loan debt.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
On February 25, the U.S. debt ceiling was raised by another $4 trillion.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debt
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Robert Newton, a Columbia oceanographer, said the grant cancellations were based on a falsehood that Columbia had abandoned its obligations to its Jewish students.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The person literally has no specific duties or obligations outlined in the state constitution other than remaining alive.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ahead of the documentary's Netflix premiere on March 7, here's what happened to the Manson Family in the decades since their crimes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Special mention also to the electronic score by Johnson’s regular composer — his brother Matt, A.K.A. The The — whose electronic score sets the mood.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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Senior shooting guard Yame Butler dropped in a layup to cap a 31-17 comeback for Drexel (18-15) that narrowed the score to 77-76 with 1:54 to go.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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The company has $45.0 million of outstanding principal indebtedness under its loan agreement.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
10 Mar. 2025
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The publication of the University of Chicago’s 2022 financial statements sounded alarms about its extraordinary indebtedness.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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With that said, the overall dearth of humor is a more damning sin.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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The new administration is intent on wiping out DEI programs and purging those who supported them, even if their only sin was attending a diversity training seminar.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Total assets for the union increased 17% to $418 million, while liabilities rose 28% to $318 million, including $226 million owed to players from revenue generated by the union’s licensing arm, THINK450.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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However, the costs relate to current year payroll costs, and do not provide an accurate picture of how the raises will increase the pension liabilities that result as well.—
John A. Rasimas,
Hartford Courant,
27 Dec. 2024
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Our goal every game is to force our opponents have a shot clock violation (90 seconds).—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants that Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) inspected for Feb. 23th - March 8th, 2025.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debt. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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