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
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
In his job as an attorney for indigent parents at Hennepin County Adult Representation Services, Scotty Ducharme has dealt with horror stories and seen cases of extreme child abuse up close.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
Bentonville, circa 1910: Before today's welfare programs indigent and homeless people might have been forced to live in the county poor farm.
—Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
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Noun
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
In his job as an attorney for indigent parents at Hennepin County Adult Representation Services, Scotty Ducharme has dealt with horror stories and seen cases of extreme child abuse up close.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 30 June 2025
Bentonville, circa 1910: Before today's welfare programs indigent and homeless people might have been forced to live in the county poor farm.
—Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigent
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The walk is presided over by its creator, a mysterious authoritarian figure known as the Major (Mark Hamill) who extolls the sadistic contest as a boon for the spirits of the impoverished American people.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Probably the one that’s best known is the one about how Philomelus, a young, impoverished farmer and herdsman, struggled to push his plow through his fields.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 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
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The woman shares that Julia was buried in an unmarked grave as a pauper.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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