as in evicted
to end the occupancy or possession of
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
Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The cry is always I have been dispossessed of what belongs to me, my house, the food, foodstuff, the land.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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
Adjective
The forward was more alert than substitute Andrew Robertson when Dominik Szoboszlai was dispossessed when attempting an audacious flick.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The cry is always I have been dispossessed of what belongs to me, my house, the food, foodstuff, the land.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessed
Verb
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Perhaps she is not actually evicted.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2025
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Reilly failed to finish in her allotted 1 minute and 30 seconds and was immediately evicted.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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Indeed, San Diego County’s wealthier school districts generally saw smaller drops in scores — for both boys and girls — than districts where more students are socioeconomically disadvantaged.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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At Thursday night’s 25th anniversary celebration of Eric Eisner’s scholarship program YES for disadvantaged and underserved youth, Chuck Lorre made a surprise $1 million donation.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Each serves a high rate of students from impoverished households, and families within the schools' boundaries can choose to attend those schools or receive a bus to a second school option based on their address.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Running Ali Model English School, her late father’s initiative, set up for underprivileged children in Karachi’s Korangi Town in 2009, Zehra reveals that art activities were, and always have been, a huge focus at the school.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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What To Know New Mexico ranked as the state with the most underprivileged children in WalletHub's 2025 report.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And the MacKenzies are one silver fork away from being destitute.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Shinnecock Indian Nation occupies one of the most destitute areas of Long Island.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Adam Sandler also shines as the long-suffering manager who has sacrificed much of his life serving his needy boss.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
1 Sep. 2025
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Those acts include volunteering at the Vernon Township Food Bank, collecting choral sheet music for schools, packing backpacks for needy students, supporting the Buffalo Grove Blood Drive, donating to Wings (which helps women dealing with domestic violence), and many other acts.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Unless the debtor is clearly indigent, most litigators will not spend a second considering if the judgment is collectable, much less hiring a private investigator first to determine if this is so.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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