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as in deprivations
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessions
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Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Diaries kept by Eugenia Zieber describe the privations of the trail, chief among them the frequent deaths of fellow travelers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The brothers in their appeal were attacking the sentences and forfeitures from many angles.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Last fall, federal authorities announced a wave of criminal indictments, forfeitures, sanctions and asset freezes targeting North Korea’s illicit cyber activity.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the rest of the world, such displacements accelerated in the 1970s and have continued into the 21st century, and Reinhardt says there are certainly thousands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Rupturing the northernmost 296 miles of the San Andreas Fault from northwest of San Juan Bautista to the triple junction at Cape Mendocino, the earthquake confounded contemporary geologists with its large, horizontal displacements and great rupture length.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur was markedly less depressing than the losses in the previous two games.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recent survey results on job losses have ticked above that percentage in the past year.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Must Reads From Bloomberg Government Two resignations and two possible expulsions are intensifying chaos in the House and will trigger special elections in the narrowly divided chamber.—
Nancy Cook,
Bloomberg,
14 Apr. 2026
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Since those three expulsions from the Civil War, only three congressmen have been expelled in recent history.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Apr. 2026
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After eight episodes, six banishments (both failed and successful), and one controversial blue sweater, Colton Underwood was officially murdered on The Traitors, thus ending the time of one of Season 4’s most controversial contestants.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Feb. 2026
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Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Democrats estimate the administration has spent at least $40 million on these deportations.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Tensions further deepened when the Dominican Republic increased the number of deportations to Haiti, including that of pregnant women and those who recently gave birth.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Dispossessions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessions. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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