as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
those generous souls who regularly give money and donate clothes to help the needy
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Recent Examples of needy
Adam Sandler also shines as the long-suffering manager who has sacrificed much of his life serving his needy boss.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Those acts include volunteering at the Vernon Township Food Bank, collecting choral sheet music for schools, packing backpacks for needy students, supporting the Buffalo Grove Blood Drive, donating to Wings (which helps women dealing with domestic violence), and many other acts.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
An 83-year-old former pastor and food bank director has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for charitable theft and patronizing prostitution after being found guilty July 31 of misusing donations meant to serve needy residents.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Those people, Republicans say, are the truly needy.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Those acts include volunteering at the Vernon Township Food Bank, collecting choral sheet music for schools, packing backpacks for needy students, supporting the Buffalo Grove Blood Drive, donating to Wings (which helps women dealing with domestic violence), and many other acts.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
An 83-year-old former pastor and food bank director has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for charitable theft and patronizing prostitution after being found guilty July 31 of misusing donations meant to serve needy residents.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Those people, Republicans say, are the truly needy.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needy
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It was conducted in an impoverished country in Africa where the mortality rate for children under age 5 is about double the global average, according to data collected by UNICEF.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Along with housing, medical expenses are a top cost for impoverished people.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are 577 bridges in Milwaukee, and only 5% are considered to be in poor condition, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Last week, as financial panic escalated following Milei’s party’s poor showing in local elections, Argentina’s central bank spent more than $1 billion of its foreign currency reserves to keep the peso from collapsing.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needy. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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