as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
the appalling destituteness of the people in that underdeveloped country
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Noun
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Now, the anti-wealth Marxist agenda taking over the Democratic Party is worsening the divide, turning blue-state economies into wastelands and condemning their least mobile residents to poverty.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026 -
But in North Texas alone, parts of the region still struggle with persistent poverty.—
Wilborn P. Nobles III,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
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The world holds so much misery that miserable hearts forget the face of happiness.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Panellists touched on the necessity of co-productions in creating multiple home territories, changes in marketing that favour the personal touch, and how American audiences have finally caught up to subtitles.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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As prices have risen and more people have faced difficult situations simply trying to make ends meet, the necessity of a financial advisor or planner has become more apparent than ever.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Destituteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destituteness. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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