as in obligated
being under obligation for a favor or gift thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break

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Recent Examples of indebted Critics say the initiative leaves poor countries who accept the funding heavily indebted to Beijing. David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 Still, the show’s interior aesthetic is fully indebted to Saarinen. Diana Budds, Curbed, 24 Jan. 2025 Phillips’ trial attorneys argued that one of the men who Triano was allegedly indebted to, Neil McNeice, had the motive and means to kill him. Matt Allen, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2025 Connecticut ranks as one of the most indebted states per capita in the nation and is expected to be paying off its pension woes well into the 2040s. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indebted

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“Indebted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indebted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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