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verb

past tense of impoverish

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Recent Examples of impoverished
Adjective
At least 3,550 people died and nearly 5,000 others were injured when the earthquake hit the impoverished Southeast Asian nation – which has already endured years of civil war since a military coup in 2021, leaving nearly 20 million people in need of aid. Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025 Criminal justice scholars say that when scores based on immutable facts are weighted so heavily in parole decisions, prisoners from impoverished, racially segregated communities are more likely to be hurt. Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 10 Apr. 2025 The once-vacant lot across the street from her childhood playground on Washington Avenue is now home to Wilcox Academy, an early learning center that represents a powerful investment in a historically impoverished community. Raymond Pierce, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The impoverished community is accessible only by a dirt road that winds through the mountains. Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impoverished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverished
Adjective
  • Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • These factors could contribute material risk to Nike’s earnings and put the company in a poor position to manage near-term headwinds.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Memphis rapper began the show with dramatics, rising on a giant platform with her back to the audience as a screen behind her projected the image of a desolate street.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The food and atmosphere had people from across the city willing to venture to a desolate stretch of Bushwick.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The bodies of some of the dead whales have appeared depleted and malnourished, leading some scientists to believe the problem could be a lack of food.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
  • But their pitching rotation is depleted, largely due to a few injuries, so the Cubs may look for a trade partner to help boost the pitching staff.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The match-up broke ratings records, with nearly 128 million viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen.
    Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Fake Wedding follows two broke singles who throw a fake wedding to cash in on the registry and the very real problems the make-believe couple encounters.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • So, why would an elite striker commit to two potentially barren years?
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The list includes mostly barren Antarctic islands with no imports or exports. 0:51 President Donald Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs impact friend and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands while some glaring omissions include Russia and Iran.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.
    Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Fourteen years of war have left the country desolate, and its people exhausted; millions have been displaced or were forced to become refugees.
    Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani, The Dial, 25 Mar. 2025
  • He was hurt, he was exhausted and knew very well the odds of his Pittsburgh Penguins qualifying for the postseason were minimal at best.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The observations from Drewry’s and Moody’s, as well as the scenario floated by McCown, follow a bleak outlook for the middle of May out of the biggest port in the U.S.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Apr. 2025
  • That followed a desperate period in which a bleak financial picture forced the resignation of CEO Anders Jensen.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverished. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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