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
About 90% of its students are economically disadvantaged, according to the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Annie Goldman, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
While elite institutions highlight transformative outcomes for select low-income students, systemic challenges persist for economically disadvantaged learners across the nation.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
In the Austin district, 50.2% of students are categorized as economically disadvantaged — a lower rate than most urban districts in Texas — and 31.4% are emergent bilingual, according to TEA data.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Boone said the campaign is also committed to reaching low-income and disadvantaged communities through multi-lingual media buys.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
Annie Goldman, The Enquirer, 10 July 2025
While elite institutions highlight transformative outcomes for select low-income students, systemic challenges persist for economically disadvantaged learners across the nation.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
In the Austin district, 50.2% of students are categorized as economically disadvantaged — a lower rate than most urban districts in Texas — and 31.4% are emergent bilingual, according to TEA data.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Boone said the campaign is also committed to reaching low-income and disadvantaged communities through multi-lingual media buys.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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Recruits typically come from deprived areas, and as Russia’s economy disintegrates in slow motion, the bonanza offered by the army looks increasingly appealing.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Their comeback may help regenerate deprived economic regions like Italy's Abruzzo.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Having two of the three most impoverished cities, especially when those cities are experiencing booming population growth, is its own kind of economic miracle, if an ignominious one.—
Kathryn Anne Edwards,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The eye-popping dollar figures in the statements contrast with everything else happening on an impoverished island, where people spend much of their time without electricity and many still depend on meager food rations to survive.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That view shifted Wednesday, with our double upgrade back to our buy-equivalent 1 rating after CEO David Ricks and several other company insiders bought lots of shares of the depressed stock.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Once rich and chubby and depressed, Johnson is now, at forty-seven, rich and ripped and determined to live forever.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Uniqlo is taking on a bigger presence in India, this time with a job vocational training center to empower underprivileged youth.—
Vicki M. Young,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2025
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Gilbert will oversee Perfect Game’s Believe in Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to provide resources and support to underprivileged children who want to participate in local travel baseball programs.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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