as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent
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Recent Examples of delinquent
Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Hoekstra said the Forest Service was also delinquent on invoices his nonprofit had submitted for conservation work funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, which included habitat restoration and improvements to the trailhead.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
For the deferral program, Pol said, the bill outlines some parameters for it, including: the homeowner has to live in the home, has to have lived in it for at least five years and can’t be delinquent on property taxes, among others.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Hoekstra said the Forest Service was also delinquent on invoices his nonprofit had submitted for conservation work funded by the Great American Outdoors Act, which included habitat restoration and improvements to the trailhead.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
After all, the recruitment of delinquents shows the desperate lengths Moscow must now go to with the Ukraine war draining its resources, Western intelligence officials point out.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Adjective
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If a filer forgoes an extension and files late, the person risks additional fees for the tardy submission.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Ukraine’s tardy recruitment of convicts has produced a small fraction of fighters who had enlisted from Russian prisons.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bankrupts media and corporate opponents with endless lawsuits.—
Trudy Rubin,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2023
Adjective
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In court filings made late Monday in Baltimore, officials from 18 agencies confirmed that the workers were being reinstated, with most placed on administrative leave temporarily.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hayes was not good at all on a late power play when the Penguins trailed by one in the final minutes of the third period.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This 24-hour dive near Uptown is for true degenerates looking to extend the party to unholy hours.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.—
Boris Fishman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For fashion cognoscenti this is a refreshing departure from quiet luxury inclinations–and and overdue return into the arms of maximalism.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Several factors could be leading to this frequent pattern of overdue outstanding bills, including declining revenue, growing debt and store lease pressures.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Another of the girls called Essex a pervert, which prompted their mother to ask more questions.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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