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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
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
These organizations primarily serve impoverished people with complex medical conditions who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.
—Felice J. Freyer, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
While the coast of Mississippi rebuilt, investing in tourist attractions like casinos, progress in New Orleans — particularly its impoverished Ninth Ward, where the levees broke — stagnated.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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For North Korea, isolated and impoverished, the relationship with Russia remains purely transactional, Seskuria said.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
These organizations primarily serve impoverished people with complex medical conditions who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.
—Felice J. Freyer, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
While the coast of Mississippi rebuilt, investing in tourist attractions like casinos, progress in New Orleans — particularly its impoverished Ninth Ward, where the levees broke — stagnated.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impoverished
Adjective
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Cutting carbs entirely can raise the risk of cholesterol, kidney stones, poor bone health, gut problems, and even cancer, added Stefanki.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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Before Wednesday’s game, people within the organization were optimistic about Helsley putting his tipping problem and overall poor pitching behind him, pointing to a clean inning Monday.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The lock screen on the Mac remains a desolate place, relative to the same area in both iOS and iPadOS—this is still a no-notifications, no-widgets zone that exists only to keep your Mac locked.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the rest of Burning Man celebrated, Kruglov lay prostrate on the ground at a faraway campsite in a comparatively desolate section of Black Rock City, his throat slashed, as a puddle of blood congealed around his lifeless body.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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The paradox of partnership Relationships often function like one-way life rafts, keeping men afloat while leaving women depleted.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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In those other games, each fighter has their own health gauge that must be depleted for the match to end, and there are no additional rounds.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Reunion shows often have a vital, go-for-broke spirit, and this movie does too, in the sweetest possible way.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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So to invest in a broke company is beyond me.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The team wasn’t able to completely rule out that TRAPPIST-1e is a barren rock like its inner siblings, however, partly because of interference from its hyperactive star.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
8 Sep. 2025
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The local Rite Aid was getting ready to shut down, with barren shelves and 75% off all items, while commerce elsewhere in the town of less than 3,000 people wasn’t exactly bustling.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Texans were up 28-21, and Keller had exhausted all of its timeouts.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Yes, there are good reasons to question NASA's long-term plans for the Artemis lunar program—the woeful cost of the Space Launch System rocket, the complexity of new commercial landers, and a bleak budget outlook.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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That's rather bleak, while Charlie Sheen's life has just been bonkers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverished. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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