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opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes
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Recent Examples of dispossessed
Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world’s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Without the voices of the dispossessed, how can there be deconstruction?
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world’s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
Verb
For me, the flashback is suggestive but not conclusive — maybe Arthur’s genuinely confused about the identity of the man in his house, or maybe this is his chance at revenge against the white men who have continually dispossessed his family and his people.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Like Dunbar’s speakers, Hughes’s dispossessed have no way out, and the poem implicitly refutes optimism regarding the Great Migration and racial progress.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessed
Adjective
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The advisory highlighted other barriers to rolling out Community Notes outside the US, including translation issues or how many countries will still lack full internet connectivity in rural or deprived areas, which could lead to biased notes.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Cardiac arrest leads to collapse within seconds, whereas a heart attack typically causes progressive damage as the deprived heart tissue begins to die.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unable to pay rent in jail, he got evicted.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Just months ago, Abandoned Pet Rescue and other local animal shelters had to rescue 20 chihuahuas from a hoarding situation in which the dogs’ owner was about to be evicted from her home.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Milton Hershey School, a residential school for K-12 students from disadvantaged economic and social backgrounds, has grown from an enrollment of four boys in 1910 to a co-ed institution with 2,200 students.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Most importantly, people who are financially disadvantaged are more in danger of being abused at their jobs.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Marriott’s report was the first time a British aid charity had documented how taxpayers’ money was funding a business accused of detaining impoverished African patients.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sickert is showcased here for both his impressionistic instincts and his portrayal of previously taboo art subjects such as prostitutes and the impoverished.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lamar Odom's foundation raised more than $2 million In 2004, Odom founded his charity, Cathy’s Kids, as a tribute to his late mother, with the goal of supporting cancer research and underprivileged youth.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Prince spent years using his platform to advocate for others by fighting for artists’ rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and underprivileged youth.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The expense almost left him destitute.—
Nichole Marks,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Doak and the Immigration and Naturalization Service have been sharply criticized, especially by social workers who came into contact with families left destitute because their breadwinners had been deported, often for technical irregularities that were not their fault but the government’s.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is still available, the Dolphins should trade down to a QB-needy team like the New York Jets or Arizona Cardinals and pick up a high second- and third-round pick.—
Kenny Rosarion,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Is my daughter getting the message that divorce makes for annoyingly needy kids and sad parents?—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That’s why there’s an urgent need for the governor and Legislature to fund public hospitals and indigent care, and to ensure Californians remain enrolled.—
Susan Ellenberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Bar advocates are private lawyers who take on the cases of indigent defendants on a contract basis.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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