as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
With an almost entirely new writing staff and a disadvantaged timeslot, the season’s slipping ratings led to Suddenly Susan’s cancellation.
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Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Literacy is a civil right—crucial for learning and earning, especially for disadvantaged students.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Vulnerable populations, including the elderly, disabled, or economically disadvantaged, are particularly at risk of being left behind in a system designed for efficiency over care.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Economically disadvantaged students’ graduation rate increased slightly from 2023, graduating at a rate of 82%.
—Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Literacy is a civil right—crucial for learning and earning, especially for disadvantaged students.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Vulnerable populations, including the elderly, disabled, or economically disadvantaged, are particularly at risk of being left behind in a system designed for efficiency over care.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Economically disadvantaged students’ graduation rate increased slightly from 2023, graduating at a rate of 82%.
—Erin Sjostedt, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
Adjective
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But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
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Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Infectious disease experts note that the vitamin is most useful in impoverished countries where children are significantly malnourished.—
Katherine Dillinger,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Post-Civil War, however, the nation was tired, and large segments of the population—especially in the South—were impoverished.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Never as rich as its aesthetics intimate, the U.S. met the nineties financially—and, therefore, spiritually—depressed.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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Though fun is a funny word to use considering Thunderbolts is all about depressed anti-heroes looking for a sense of purpose.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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The pope also appealed to Catholics to get vaccinated, called on richer countries to share their vaccines with developing nations and offered the Vatican’s Pfizer shots to 1,800 homeless and underprivileged people in Rome.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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