Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depriving (of)
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Sorokin was locked in from the drop of the puck, denying Colin Blackwell on a shorthanded breakaway 10 minutes in and making a handful of other 10-bell saves on quality scoring chances in the first period alone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Wasn’t Israel already systematically denying medical, food and fuel relief headed to Gaza?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The states are asking the court to block USDA from enforcing the conditions, vacate them entirely, and prevent the agency from withholding funds from states, school districts or other sub‑recipients.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s not a sign of him withholding his opinion, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Forget air conditioning and retaining dedicated teachers.—
Laura Einhorn,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Network changes Though Fox is retaining rights to a Saturday package, a league championship series and the World Series, MLB’s national TV landscape also is changing.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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And no one is begrudging McAvoy and Swayman’s savoring the victory.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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At the film’s center is Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan), a meek state lawyer looking to make a difference, but who accepts, with begrudging sighs, her department’s 80% rate of dropping hate crime prosecutions as just another part of the job.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Depriving (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depriving%20%28of%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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