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as in poor
lacking money or material possessions
the widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family
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as in desolate
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
an impoverished field that over the years had been overgrazed
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as in pauperized
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as in depleted
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Recent Examples of impoverished
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
In Haiti, the World Food Program has pre-positioned more than 800,000 metric tons of food to assist around 86,000 people for two weeks in the impoverished nation, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said at a briefing.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
These high rates of indirect death are common in remote regions of vast, impoverished nations where populations are widely dispersed and aid struggles to reach them.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The film, which world premiered in the Berlinale’s Perspectives sidebar, follows an impoverished but determined family put to test when the father, who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, is accused of murder.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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But a new approach detailed today in the journal Nature may finally offer a major step forward to save countless lives, particularly in the world’s most rural and impoverished areas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2025
In Haiti, the World Food Program has pre-positioned more than 800,000 metric tons of food to assist around 86,000 people for two weeks in the impoverished nation, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said at a briefing.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
These high rates of indirect death are common in remote regions of vast, impoverished nations where populations are widely dispersed and aid struggles to reach them.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
The film, which world premiered in the Berlinale’s Perspectives sidebar, follows an impoverished but determined family put to test when the father, who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, is accused of murder.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverished
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The Ministry of Environment blamed this year’s surge on a poor acorn harvest – which drove a similar spate of attacks in 2023.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rather, the slow start (by Ovechkin’s standards) to this season seemed due more to poor puck luck.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Irvines’ son died in the crash, and Peter used the cover of the most inexplicably desolate street in Chicago to switch his body for Carrie’s healthy son while the two women lay unconscious.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Almost always surrounded by bare, desolate mountains.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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Court filings reveal that the contingency fund is nearly depleted, with no money left for new applicants, disaster relief, or emergency reserves.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The contingency fund used for November's partial payment will be depleted, leaving no funds if the shutdown continues.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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If only every actor could find the chance to to exercise such go-for-broke freedom.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Continue reading … NOT SO 'POPULAR' – Former 'Wicked' star reveals backlash over Charlie Kirk comments 'nearly broke' her.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The barren Martian landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, interrupted only occasionally by the faintest of tire tracks marking the unpaved road on Libya’s north-south route.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the wild, macaques can traverse miles of novel terrain each week and socialize through grooming, but in many laboratories they are isolated in barren cages no bigger than a washing machine.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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However her past experiences haven't ruined the actress' trips back home.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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That’s why his mistress threw in with Frank to intimidate Dale into a land deal that would have ruined any chance of Chutto’s family ever getting their land back.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll on Monday after a 2-8 start to the 2025 NFL season and a string of fourth-quarter collapses that left ownership exhausted and fans demanding change.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The team concentrated on stars that had recently entered the post-main sequence phase, having exhausted their hydrogen, and identified just 130 planets and planet candidates orbiting nearby – 33 of which had not been detected before.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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When everything looks bleak, a woman holds it up victoriously.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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New York — US stocks closed lower Thursday as concerns mounted about expensive tech stocks, and a risk-off sentiment spread through markets after new data showed a bleak outlook for the job market.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverished. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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