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
California joined a coalition of states Tuesday in suing the Trump administration over massive cuts to AmeriCorps, the federal program that each year deploys hundreds of thousands of volunteers to natural disaster sites and needy communities nationwide, state Atty.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Their last best hope is to parrot a false narrative that benefits are being cut for the truly needy.
—Stewart Whitson, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Andrade has said that all the settlement money — resulting from overpayments by the state — should have been returned to Florida to help provide health care for needy residents and that diverting it to Hope Florida and then a political action committee looks to be a crime.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
In the former Soviet Union, there are tens of thousands of needy elderly Jews, many isolated with no family.
—Maria Zimina, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Their last best hope is to parrot a false narrative that benefits are being cut for the truly needy.
—Stewart Whitson, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Andrade has said that all the settlement money — resulting from overpayments by the state — should have been returned to Florida to help provide health care for needy residents and that diverting it to Hope Florida and then a political action committee looks to be a crime.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025
In the former Soviet Union, there are tens of thousands of needy elderly Jews, many isolated with no family.
—Maria Zimina, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for needy
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In Zimbabwe, the Catholic Church operates about 100 schools, ranging from dozens in impoverished areas where annual tuition is as low as $150 to elite boarding schools that can charge thousands of dollars.—
Rodney Muhumuza,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Some government functions were eviscerated, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development, which had provided a lifeline for impoverished people around the world.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Massive clouds of pollutants could collide in North Carolina this week and result in poor air quality conditions for millions.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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This lack of preparation yields poor communication that worsens difficult situations and burns bridges between companies and fired employees.—
Nicole Tidei,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Needy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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