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to cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts
several bad investments bankrupted him
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Recent Examples of bankrupted
Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The cases are ongoing, with plaintiffs also filing claims against the trusts of companies bankrupted by the litigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Born in 1926 in Weimar Germany, where hyperinflation bankrupted his father’s business, the young Linz witnessed the breakdown of democracy and the onset of Hitler’s dictatorship.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Multiple rocket explosions nearly bankrupted the company.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Jerry Garcia's 1977 pet project, which nearly bankrupted the band, screens in IMAX this weekend.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
After two decades of free-spending leftist populism that has bankrupted the country, Bolivia has few options but to embrace responsible economic management.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The President is a grifter who bankrupted 6 casinos.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Verb
Once the world’s leading producer, it was bankrupted by China’s price dumping.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
The cases are ongoing, with plaintiffs also filing claims against the trusts of companies bankrupted by the litigation.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Born in 1926 in Weimar Germany, where hyperinflation bankrupted his father’s business, the young Linz witnessed the breakdown of democracy and the onset of Hitler’s dictatorship.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Multiple rocket explosions nearly bankrupted the company.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Jerry Garcia's 1977 pet project, which nearly bankrupted the band, screens in IMAX this weekend.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
After two decades of free-spending leftist populism that has bankrupted the country, Bolivia has few options but to embrace responsible economic management.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The President is a grifter who bankrupted 6 casinos.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankrupted
Adjective
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In his first mission as 007, Bond engages in a high-stakes poker game with bankrupt terrorist Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) but falls tragically in love with Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), the British treasury agent bankrolling his game.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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Splash News and Pictures was also sent bankrupt in both Britain and America, in part driven by a privacy lawsuit filed by Meghan and Harry over photos of Meghan carrying her baby, Prince Archie, in a public park in Canada.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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The three runners whose chances of victory were ruined — Jess McClain, Emma Grace Hurley and Ednah Kurgat — are now invited to compete at the 2026 World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen in September.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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That passive-aggressive email ruined your mood, but the feedback about your project was pretty accurate.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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According to projections from the 2025 Trustees Report, the Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) trust fund is expected to become insolvent by 2033.—
Eugene Litvak,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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Uncle Sam, by any accounting standard, is insolvent.—
Steve H. Hanke,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Georgia is just one of many states where lawmakers are attempting to deal with penniless transactions.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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McGregor, on the other hand, had viewers in the palm of his hand as Christian, the penniless writer who falls in love with Satine despite her commitment to a truly vile duke, who has invested in the Moulin Rouge and promised to make Satine’s dreams of stage stardom come true.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Bankrupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankrupted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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