pauperizing

Definition of pauperizingnext
present participle of pauperize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauperizing
Verb
  • Undefeated this season on clay, the 15th-seeded Ukrainian player reached the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time on Sunday by taking out four-time champion Iga Swiatek 7-5, 6-1 and ruining her birthday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • Here's how to identify black spot and prevent it from ruining your roses.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Character also involves standing up to people who are bankrupting and corrupting this country.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Among its many distinctions, SPLC is known for bankrupting the Ku Klux Klan.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But after years of record investment by the state in such wildfire risk mitigation, two key money sources are drying up, potentially reducing the state’s annual budget for vegetation removal by hundreds of millions of dollars.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Although reducing carbon pollution, which stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, is key to tackling the climate crisis, slashing methane has been seen as something of a low-hanging fruit.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
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“Pauperizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauperizing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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