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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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That's the difference between him and somebody like Jackson, who is a deprived son of a teenage mother.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Bournville Estate, the neighborhood surrounding the For All Healthy Living Centre, is the most deprived area in the county of Somerset.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Dec. 2025
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The Mission hired caseworkers in both districts to take referrals from school staff for families who are in crisis but haven't been evicted yet.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, the city successfully intervened in a local conflict that sparked the situation after local tenants said they were being evicted unfairly.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The firm works with Italian nonprofit organization Cooperativa Alice, which was founded in 1992 in Milan with the aim of promoting the social and occupational reintegration of disadvantaged people — in particular women in prison or victims of violence and mothers in difficulty.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Milne Elementary School, where 96% of students are economically disadvantaged, has seen jumps in its Texas A-F accountability grades.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Salt was another luxury for the impoverished migrants.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cinema-going culture has struggled to take hold in much of South Africa, particularly in townships and other impoverished communities, prompting the organizers to focus on building that culture in the next generation of South African moviegoers and filmmakers.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In addition to her volunteer work for DMCC, Warren is a Casa de Amistad tutor for underprivileged elementary students in Solana Beach.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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There is tremendous focus on breaking the cycle of violence that underprivileged boys experience.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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None of this is to suggest that Van Der Beek was anything like destitute.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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These individuals are often left destitute, disabled, and in chronic pain from medically unnecessary procedures.—
Elizabeth Heck,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a 2025 bill that would have barred needy Kansans from using SNAP benefits to purchase sugary food and drink.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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One receiver-needy team Adams mentioned was the Buffalo Bills, led by superstar quarterback Josh Allen.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a research report for the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, our team at Texas A&M University found that the state lost 1,345 attorneys who had been handling indigent defense cases between 2014 and 2023, or about one-fourth of all such attorneys.—
Emily Naiser,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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All California counties have a program like this for people deemed medically indigent, as required under state law.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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