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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Even then, there was concern that China’s accession into the family of trading nations could flood the United States with cheap imports and bankrupt American manufacturers.—
Jonathan Weisman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025 -
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
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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Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary 2001 film about a performer at the famed Parisian nightclub who falls in love with a penniless composer comes to life onstage in March 2026.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Regan befriended Bridger, who died in 1881 blind and penniless after living his final years in Westport, and rubbed shoulders with the James brothers.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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