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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
With that condition, a person’s heart is still beating but the lungs stop functioning, depriving oxygen from their system, eventually killing them.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 June 2025
To explain any more than that would be depriving newcomers of perhaps the most refreshing reinvention of the zombie film since the early 2000s.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Additionally, the nearly $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid could deprive more than 10 million Americans of health insurance and regular access to doctors.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
This deprives patients of the possible benefit of a new treatment while elevating their risk.
—Madison Plunkert, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 June 2025
To explain any more than that would be depriving newcomers of perhaps the most refreshing reinvention of the zombie film since the early 2000s.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Additionally, the nearly $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid could deprive more than 10 million Americans of health insurance and regular access to doctors.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
This deprives patients of the possible benefit of a new treatment while elevating their risk.
—Madison Plunkert, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprive
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When University of Pennsylvania administrators announced that the school was stripping Lia (formerly William) Thomas, ...—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
6 July 2025
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The mountains rose up, stripped the overriding rocks, and then cooled down.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
5 July 2025
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Onganía’s rule lasted only a few years before he was deposed and replaced by another general, and soon the political chaos was matched by economic disruption.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Before Attacking Iran, The IAF Made Syrian Airspace More Accessible Than Ever Before After armed opposition groups in Syria finally deposed the Assad regime in a lightning November-December 2024 offensive, Israel swiftly took action.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Eight days later, in a game relocated to Glendale, Ariz., because of deadly wildfires in Southern California, Darnold was sacked nine times and had two turnovers (including a fumble returned for touchdown) in a 27-9 loss.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Nix turned the ball over just eight times and was sacked 20 times in those final 13 games.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
17 June 2025
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The decision dismissed most claims in the lawsuit filed by authors who alleged that their books were used, without permission, to train Anthropic’s Claude AI models.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The Post, like much of New York city’s establishment, was already dismissing Mamdani as too extreme to win in the Democratic mayoral primary.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 June 2025
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In 2011, Barack Obama conducted an 8 month campaign in Libya to topple Gaddafi.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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According to an Israeli official familiar with the government’s strategy, Israel is targeting these sites to put pressure on the Iranian administration but is not actively seeking to topple it.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Deprive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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