pauper

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Recent Examples of pauper The woman shares that Julia was buried in an unmarked grave as a pauper. Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025 The county is required by law to continue its deceased pauper program, which is being transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025 Alvarez is the pauper of the group, with Judge and Soto combining for $1.125 billion in salary over the lives of their contracts. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 May 2025 He was made to leave a pauper after years of hard work. Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pauper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauper
Noun
  • In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Brando, the owner of an atoll in Tahiti, where his family dwelled, had become the beggar of Hollywood, who had to feed on crumbs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Pauper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauper. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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