as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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Recent Examples of indigent
Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The dismissals come as the state’s bar advocates — private attorneys appointed by the court to take on indigent clients when a public defender is not available — continue their ongoing strike for better pay.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Austin Public Health workers who are already feeling the effects of deep federal spending cuts are calling on the City Council to make up for those losses with local funds to maintain crucial programs that largely serve indigent Austinites.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The city paid the hospital $59.5 million last fiscal year to help offset costs of caring for indigent residents.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Unless the debtor is clearly indigent, most litigators will not spend a second considering if the judgment is collectable, much less hiring a private investigator first to determine if this is so.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
The dismissals come as the state’s bar advocates — private attorneys appointed by the court to take on indigent clients when a public defender is not available — continue their ongoing strike for better pay.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Austin Public Health workers who are already feeling the effects of deep federal spending cuts are calling on the City Council to make up for those losses with local funds to maintain crucial programs that largely serve indigent Austinites.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The city paid the hospital $59.5 million last fiscal year to help offset costs of caring for indigent residents.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigent
Adjective
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But the Shah’s failure to provide support to the peasants led to their farms failing, and sent waves of impoverished migrants to Tehran and other Iranian cities—many of whom would later fuel the 1979 revolution.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Her existence in the vibrant capital city of Sepphoris brings into questions some of our traditional assumptions of Mary as an impoverished illiterate from a backwater rural village with no exposure to Greco-Roman culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The woman was killed by one of Iblis’ masters, a pauper who dreamed of infinite wealth and attention.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The time-traveler received terrible, albeit false, news in Episode 6: A midwife who’d been paid to lie informed him that Julia and their baby had died during childbirth, their bodies thrown in a pauper’s grave.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Similar protests occurred in Brazil over steep living costs and poor healthcare and education ahead of the country hosting the 2014 World Cup tournament.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Over time, dysfunctional breathing reinforces poor posture and scapular instability.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With fewer homes available for median earners, today's housing market is widening the gap between the haves and have-nots, with younger Americans less likely to buy a home, the study says.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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