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
Tanya is vulnerable and needy as ever, her money both taking her to places like Sicily and keeping her ensconced in her shrinking comfort zone.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
His emphasis on God’s love and his demand that the church go out and minister to oppressed and needy people impressed even those who disagreed with him.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
It's earmarked for the poor and needy and often given out during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Medicaid is a state-federal program that provides healthcare services to 4.2 million needy Floridians — mainly children, the disabled, pregnant women, parents and caretakers.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
His emphasis on God’s love and his demand that the church go out and minister to oppressed and needy people impressed even those who disagreed with him.
—Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
It's earmarked for the poor and needy and often given out during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
Medicaid is a state-federal program that provides healthcare services to 4.2 million needy Floridians — mainly children, the disabled, pregnant women, parents and caretakers.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needy
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Infectious disease experts note that the vitamin is most useful in impoverished countries where children are significantly malnourished.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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In the meantime, the new administrators warn that the Kennedy Center is impoverished, that the facility has become shoddy and that some of its programming ill serves the American ideal.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns each added 23 points and OG Anunoby bounced back from two poor performances by scoring 20 for the Knicks, who can win the series Wednesday night at Boston.—
Brian Mahoney,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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This results in a very poor Debt-to-Equity Ratio of 232.7% (against 21.5% for the S&P 500).—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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