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 And that means that interest rates go up, which is the worst thing that can happen to a heavily indebted entity. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 The United States would be offering benefits to partners that an indebted, overcapacity-dependent China could not: short-term support in a time of profound economic uncertainty, and the long-term opportunity to develop by taking prize manufacturing jobs from China. Eyck Freymann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025 We are forever indebted to you for your efforts to ramp up the LGBTQ+ factor this year. Ana Osorno, Them, 10 Jan. 2025 An emotional Marc Fogel, the American teacher held captive in Russia for more than three years, told President Trump on Tuesday night that he was forever indebted to him for securing his release as he was greeted at the White House. Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 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 1 Apr. 2025.

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