as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
those generous souls who regularly give money and donate clothes to help the needy
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Recent Examples of needy
These routine redeterminations would ensure Medicaid benefits go only to those who still qualify—preserving access for the truly needy while reducing waste.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Rodgers came across as needy, contrarian, conspiratorial — often absurd, occasionally compelling.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
Those people, Republicans say, are the truly needy.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
After wishes are granted, remaining funds assist other needy people throughout the year.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Rodgers came across as needy, contrarian, conspiratorial — often absurd, occasionally compelling.
—Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025
Those people, Republicans say, are the truly needy.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 4 July 2025
After wishes are granted, remaining funds assist other needy people throughout the year.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for needy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needy
Adjective
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Shooting scenes in wide or medium shots that sometimes break into Hsiao-Lee’s harrowing point-of-view, cinematographer Yu Jing-Pin depicts a world without much color or hope, while sets by Huang Mei-Ching and Tu Shuo-Feng emphasize a sad and impoverished existence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Each serves a high rate of students from impoverished households, and families within the schools' boundaries can choose to attend those schools or receive a bus to a second school option based on their address.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like most extended car warranty providers, CarShield excludes pre-existing conditions that existed before your warranty took effect, as well as damage resulting from poor maintenance, neglect or intentional abuse.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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