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
Many of those communities are at the intersection of Milwaukee's most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, according to Census Bureau data.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The episode and accompanying fashion show were in support of Kelce’s charity, 87 and Running, which empowers disadvantaged youth by providing resources and support to their communities in the areas of education, business, athletics, STEM, and the arts.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Atkinson Elementary — where less than 20% of its 469 students were White and 93% were considered economically disadvantaged — was budgeted to receive about $641,000.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to grade and test scores, the district implemented in 2020 the use of socioeconomic tiers based on neighborhood and extra points for attending schools skewed more economically disadvantaged, homelessness, being in DCF care and living in Boston Housing Authority homes.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The episode and accompanying fashion show were in support of Kelce’s charity, 87 and Running, which empowers disadvantaged youth by providing resources and support to their communities in the areas of education, business, athletics, STEM, and the arts.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Atkinson Elementary — where less than 20% of its 469 students were White and 93% were considered economically disadvantaged — was budgeted to receive about $641,000.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to grade and test scores, the district implemented in 2020 the use of socioeconomic tiers based on neighborhood and extra points for attending schools skewed more economically disadvantaged, homelessness, being in DCF care and living in Boston Housing Authority homes.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
Adjective
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After lawmakers in Germany determined that anonymous surrenders deprived children of the chance to learn anything about their parentage, Germany passed a confidential-birth law in 2014.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Children living in deprived settlements had to travel further to reach a playground, and those playgrounds tended to be smaller than those in less deprived areas.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The caravan, which departed earlier this month, is expected to take weeks to reach its destination, where migrants hope to find higher-paying jobs in Mexico’s capital city, rather than its impoverished south.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the Shah’s failure to provide support to the peasants led to their farms failing, and sent waves of impoverished migrants to Tehran and other Iranian cities—many of whom would later fuel the 1979 revolution.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Proceeds from the sale of the rose were used to support Goodall’s primate research and her programs aiding underprivileged communities worldwide.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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That child turned into a Guinea worm warrior, now turned into a philanthropist and an activist amongst his people, who is teaching underprivileged communities in South Sudan and building schools.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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