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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
Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
In Philadelphia, impoverished people often subsisted on bread.
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Carolyn Zola,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Transposing the book onto a contemporary setting, Jude’s take centers on an impoverished Romanian migrant, Gianina, played by a sensational Ana Dumitrașcu, who finds work as a housekeeper and au pair for a smugly bourgeois-bohemian couple living in Bordeaux.
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Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
The felt flags indicate how far the area, which once had a high school graduation rate of just 50%, has come due in part to a city program that brings mentorship and other support to children living in the city’s most impoverished areas.
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Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Stereotype Stereotypically, hillbilly describes an impoverished white person living in a rural or mountainous area with little connection to urban areas or other parts of the country.
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Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 June 2026
In Philadelphia, impoverished people often subsisted on bread.
—
Carolyn Zola,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Transposing the book onto a contemporary setting, Jude’s take centers on an impoverished Romanian migrant, Gianina, played by a sensational Ana Dumitrașcu, who finds work as a housekeeper and au pair for a smugly bourgeois-bohemian couple living in Bordeaux.
—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
11 June 2026
The felt flags indicate how far the area, which once had a high school graduation rate of just 50%, has come due in part to a city program that brings mentorship and other support to children living in the city’s most impoverished areas.
—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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Wilderness Little Kulala is about a 45-minute drive outside the park, located in a seemingly desolate rocky plain with harsh, jagged mountains interspersed throughout the flatlands.
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Most of the women disappeared between 2000 and 2010, and most of their remains were found on a desolate parkway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Manhattan.
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Its front-facing design deters pickpockets, while the water-resistant fabric protects your phone from surprise downpours or sweaty adventure days—because no one wants their phone ruined halfway through a trip.
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In practice, organic liquids like crude oil ruined everything.
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Minnesota's starting pitching has been depleted by injuries.
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Glen Lee, the district’s chief financial officer, warned the lawmakers about taking money from the emergency fund, but Mendelson assured Lee that the fund balance will not be significantly depleted and will remain above $2 billion.
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Three years into his term, America wasn't broke, but the stock market did experience some of its biggest single-day losses during the coronavirus pandemic.
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This week, Knicks fans had a big win after a big loss; fans of inflation were delighted and World Cup fans went broke.
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The missile flew northeast and then banked and began flying in loops for hours over the barren, frozen landscape.
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Some would eventually be moved to a cruise ship rented by the government, while others were stationed at nondescript military outposts that sprung up in the barren hills around the edges of Nuuk.
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Among them, a large waterfront hotel in the city of Macuto, which has been reduced to rubble.
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That matters because decades of research link heavy social media use to anxiety, lower self-esteem and reduced well-being.
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And Louis, perhaps exhausted from his spree of bouts, but also perhaps looking past Schmeling, hadn’t trained much.
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Once the trust fund is exhausted, the system will continue to receive payroll and self-employment taxes each year.
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“Impoverished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impoverished. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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