deprived (of)

verb

Definition of deprived (of)next
past tense of deprive (of)
as in denied

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  1. denied
  2. withheld
  3. begrudged
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  • Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Clancy’s defense files an emergency appeal to further question the holdout juror, but the appeal is denied.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of denied
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  • Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter was cut short in July 2024, when the judge dismissed the charge after learning that Morrissey had withheld evidence from the defense.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Seventy-eight Democrats in the Assembly and Senate backed the bill, while a handful of members of the supermajority party withheld their votes and Republicans voted en masse against it.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of withheld
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  • No one would have begrudged him taking the road most traveled.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • No one back in England, from the King downward, would have begrudged the arrangement.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
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“Deprived (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprived%20%28of%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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