as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
Moreover, when comparing families within communities, polygynous households were typically wealthier, a key factor in making polygyny attractive to women, and children were not disadvantaged.
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David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The district is also looking at ways to close achievement gaps for Latino students, English Learners, students with disabilities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
The Salesforce Foundation, which had roughly $400 million in assets by the end of 2023, aims to help disadvantaged students, mainly by trying to improve tech literacy and college preparation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The $7 billion Solar for All program was announced in 2023 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act and was designed to help state and local governments expand access to solar power in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The district is also looking at ways to close achievement gaps for Latino students, English Learners, students with disabilities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
The Salesforce Foundation, which had roughly $400 million in assets by the end of 2023, aims to help disadvantaged students, mainly by trying to improve tech literacy and college preparation.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The $7 billion Solar for All program was announced in 2023 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act and was designed to help state and local governments expand access to solar power in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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There is a mandatory part of the academy scholarship where boys undertake community projects, working with schools in deprived areas close to St James’.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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After lawmakers in Germany determined that anonymous surrenders deprived children of the chance to learn anything about their parentage, Germany passed a confidential-birth law in 2014.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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The film, which world premiered in the Berlinale’s Perspectives sidebar, follows an impoverished but determined family put to test when the father, who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, is accused of murder.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sanctions have crippled the government’s primary source of revenue, oil exports, limiting the state’s ability to provide for millions of impoverished Iranians through social safety nets.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Developers are taking an extended break from a slumping San Diego area office market beset by empty space, depressed demand and high construction costs.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Real wages remain depressed and economic growth has stalled.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Carey herself has her share of philanthropic projects including Camp Mariah, which helps underprivileged children.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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King of Christmas also donates thousands of trees to underprivileged families and communities impacted by natural disasters each year.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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