deprived (of)

past tense of deprive (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprived (of)
Verb
  • Black delivered that report before the management committee of EXXON, who purposefully buried those conclusions and continued to fund lobbyists, think tanks, and politicians who vociferously denied the reality of anthropogenic climate change.
    Ed Simon September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In 2022, Spacey denied the allegations and was found not liable in a civil trial due to insufficient evidence.
    Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators misled the participants about the nature of the study and actively withheld treatment – including penicillin, which became the standard therapy in the late 1940s – in order to study the effects of untreated syphilis on the men’s bodies.
    Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
  • It's withheld billions in research funding and clamped down on international student visas.
    September 21, NPR, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nobody has begrudged Isak wanting a move to a bigger club with an immediate chance of more glory and money.
    Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But one wonders if John ever begrudged his brother’s surpassing him as a poet.
    Gregory Jusdanis, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Deprived (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprived%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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