as in bankrupt
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as in ruined
to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
several bad investments bankrupted him
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Adjective
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Previously prospectors poured fortunes into unproven wells hoping to strike it rich, only to end up bankrupt when the land was dry.—
Chris Groshong,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Ericsson purchased an industrial mixing machine from a bankrupt bakery in the north of Sweden for production.—
Carrie Battan,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Imagine paying insurance premiums for years, expecting financial protection in times of need, only to discover that your insurer has been deemed insolvent.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Worries mounted the station would be insolvent by January 2024.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Unfortunately, not long after Sow arrived in early 2022, the school went out of business, leaving the 15-year-old homeless and penniless with nowhere to go.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Harper and Ullman said the younger women sometimes looked after elderly, infirm or penniless prisoners.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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