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
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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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
As with the enclosures in England and Scotland, villagers were uprooted and dispossessed to make way for sheep and cattle.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessed
Verb
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In 1941, troops evicted 10,000 islanders at gunpoint to seize the land.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The two had been evicted from their home and were sleeping some nights in a hospital lobby before turning to Room in the Inn, the teen girl said.—
Taylor Batten,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There is a mandatory part of the academy scholarship where boys undertake community projects, working with schools in deprived areas close to St James’.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The district is also looking at ways to close achievement gaps for Latino students, English Learners, students with disabilities and socioeconomically disadvantaged students.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Salesforce Foundation, which had roughly $400 million in assets by the end of 2023, aims to help disadvantaged students, mainly by trying to improve tech literacy and college preparation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The United Nations predicts the cost of reconstruction in the impoverished territory is a staggering $70 billion.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Set within the League of Legends universe, the Netflix series follows sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell), who find themselves on opposite sides of a brewing war between the impoverished undercity of Zaun and the futuristic, wealthy city of Piltover.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its focus is on teaching underprivileged school children in Cape Town about the ocean, including how to swim in the open water and help protect marine life.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Jones, who’s entering his second year with the Nuggets after playing college ball at Stanford, used to do community work with underprivileged children in Palo Alto.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And when the fire kind of dies out, the excitement dies down, and people are still left pretty destitute and trying to figure out how to rebuild their homes.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Though the score was 17-6 while heading into the fourth quarter, everything looked quite destitute for Minnesota.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Vino initially makes Tali seem like a stereotypically needy and critical Jewish mother, but the character gets the show’s best individual arc, going from borderline comic to wildly inspiring.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The office provides services to indigent defendants in felony cases in the county.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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That money will go towards the hiring of two deputy county attorneys and two paralegals for the prosecutor's office as well as paying for Nester and her team due to Robinson being declared indigent by the court.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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