defaults

present tense third-person singular of default

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of defaults If the borrower defaults on the loan, or is in virtual default, the private equity firm could sue, and accept equity rather than cash. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaults
Verb
  • But that ignores the fact that most political rules continue to apply.
    — Nathan Gonzales CQ-Roll Call, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Cyrus ignores the correction and later bristles when Adam decides to extend his military service for another five years.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • When one team member continually disregards the person responsible for leading the team, everyone else is watching.
    — Laura Muirhead, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Hiring someone to be the location disregards the relationship.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The articles by Davidson and Craven in this sense exemplify a broader transphobic trend in the UK legacy media that minimizes or omits reference to the suffering of trans people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The study also omits key context her research has found which shows that approval for political violence shows up on both sides of the spectrum for people with the strongest partisan identities.
    — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Overrun with puzzling plot points, several cameos and a bloated supporting cast, the series fails to stick the landing.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
  • However, net job creation fails to account for the need to replace retiring workers, Sigelman says.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The spacecraft must launch when the station’s orbital plane passes over the launch site.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • When the lead satellite passes over something big — for example, a glacier — the object’s gravity pulls the lead satellite faster, creating a larger, measurable gap between it and the follower satellite.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Defaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaults. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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