1
as in to strip
to take something away from
working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power
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Recent Examples of deprive
Only a comprehensive peace settlement could do away with Hamas, depriving it of its reason for being.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Now, the intent is to make sure immigrants in the country without legal permission can still report crime without fearing deportation, while depriving the feds of a key resource — local police.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Over the course of several weeks in June and July, CNN followed a group of Palestinian women facing an awful choice between risking their own lives, which could deprive their families of their only remaining provider, or watching their children starve.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Not only negligence, but accident or fraud, fire or theft, might deprive an individual of his office.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Now, the intent is to make sure immigrants in the country without legal permission can still report crime without fearing deportation, while depriving the feds of a key resource — local police.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Over the course of several weeks in June and July, CNN followed a group of Palestinian women facing an awful choice between risking their own lives, which could deprive their families of their only remaining provider, or watching their children starve.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Not only negligence, but accident or fraud, fire or theft, might deprive an individual of his office.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprive
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The amendment was initially adopted to the spending bill but then stripped on a party-line Republican vote.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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France has reportedly stripped the residency permit of a man who lit a cigarette at a war memorial in Paris after he was caught on camera.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Many call for hundreds of hours spent deposing witnesses and performing research, as well as upfront costs of tens of thousands of dollars.—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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After the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the United States enforced two no-fly zones covering vast swathes of northern and southern Iraq, patrolling them until the 2003 ground invasion that deposed Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The theory is that Favre took a dive so that New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan could sack him and break Gastineau’s record.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Wilson led the Dolphins to touchdowns on both his drives after replacing Tagovailoa for the second series of a 24-24 tie with Chicago last week, and he was sacked four times.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Boston Magazine reported that during her training she was ultimately dismissed for administering opiates without a doctor’s order and leaving her shift early.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Bond's attorneys filed a lawsuit against the unnamed accuser, and the suit was ultimately dismissed.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In this latest wave, a new kind of influencer wants to wage race wars, topple modern democracies, share assassination techniques, and replace society with all-white ethno-states.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The move came just as Israel’s parliament broke for summer recess, meaning that Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners couldn’t take out their ire by threatening to topple the government.—
Ruth Margalit,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Deprive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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