as in disadvantaged
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
a program to help deprived children
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as in stripped
to take something away from
working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep
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as in deposed
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 deprived
Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
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
Oscar Medina, Bloomberg, 31 Mar. 2026
Contreras declined to address Eric’s friends — leading the judge to say the family deprived Eric’s friends the opportunity to attend the funeral and host a Mass in his honor.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
That's the difference between him and somebody like Jackson, who is a deprived son of a teenage mother.
—Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
By siding with inflation hawks at the bank, Acosta has effectively deprived Petro of control of the board, thwarting the leftist leader’s desire for dramatic monetary easing.
—Oscar Medina, Bloomberg, 31 Mar. 2026
Contreras declined to address Eric’s friends — leading the judge to say the family deprived Eric’s friends the opportunity to attend the funeral and host a Mass in his honor.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprived
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This was doubly true for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who hoped to use their educational credentials to catapult themselves up the class ladder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Last year, research by King’s College London and Ipsos found that Gen Z men in 30 nations were far more likely than male Baby Boomers to say that the fight for women’s equality had gone so far that men were now disadvantaged.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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The bay structure may represent overlapping gas flows where the outer edge of the spiral intersects with material stripped from the smaller cluster during the collision, according to the study.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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He and his family are stripped of their home and possessions, and Ip Man takes work transporting coal.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
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Jordan has also been deposed as part of the remaining lawsuits against OSU.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
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Bond vigilantes have closely watched his fate in recent weeks, and the results are expected to further fuel speculation the prime minister could be deposed by his party.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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The play’s focus is resolutely on the impoverished rural family of women who fall under this ambitious bluesman’s influence in the rural Georgia of the 1930s, writes Chris Jones.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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This model is much less appealing to the impoverished governments, which sometimes struggle to pay their own troops.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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He was appointed interim manager of the side after Jean-Louis Gasset was sacked during the group stage of the competition.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Starmer sacked Mandelson last September after a trove of emails revealed the depth of his ties with Epstein.—
Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Christophe is the spry, imaginative middle child to a stern farmer dad in an economically depressed countryside.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Postpartum depression, per Mayo Clinic, includes symptoms such as depressed mood, difficulty bonding with your baby, changes in appetite, intense irritability and more.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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That lawsuit was dismissed in December.—
Mark Puleo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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For business leaders and investors, the May 20 vote should not be dismissed as symbolic diplomacy.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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After wildfires hit Georgia in April 2026 fueled by a rain deficit, high winds and low humidity, — among other causes, per NASA — neighboring states got slammed with poor air quality alerts.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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However his attitude on health care and taxes places Newsom at odds with advocates for poor Californians who would be affected and their allies in the Legislature, many of whom want a tax increase.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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“Deprived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprived. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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