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
Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Americans are falling farther behind on credit card bills as researchers say the share of delinquent balances just reached troubling new levels.
—Pete Grieve, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
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
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Adjective
Instead, the board can sue a delinquent owner for money owed to the board, or file a common charge lien against the unit and begin a foreclosure action.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Americans are falling farther behind on credit card bills as researchers say the share of delinquent balances just reached troubling new levels.
—Pete Grieve, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
The second oldest juvenile delinquent: Lana Habash.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Adjective
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Despite arriving to her nearby Historic Folsom station for the 8:15 a.m. train, Jod is still tardy because her ride is late.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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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
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 its latest earnings release, the company reported that its book of AI business has grown to over $5 billion, and its software division posted double-digit growth in 2024 — its strongest in years — mainly fueled by demand for AI and hybrid cloud solutions.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Starbucks introduced a new code of conduct, free refills and brought back condiment bars in late January after ditching the nondairy milk fee in November.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
31 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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Newman and his legal team had just worked all weekend, straight through that Monday and overnight into Tuesday on a growing pile of legal challenges to the Trump administration, and were overdue for some sleep.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Sellers has an outstanding body of work in his first, and long overdue opportunity to be a head coach at Central and is adept at spotting undervalued talent in the portal.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 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 13 Apr. 2025.
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