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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
every year, we make up a basket of food at Thanksgiving for a poor family in the neighborhood
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2
as in desolate
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
land that is too poor for farming
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as in scarce
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
a poor crop because of the drought this year
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as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band
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as in terrible
of low quality
the poor workmanship of the goods from that store
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as in pitiful
deserving of one's pity
aw, the poor kitten hurt its paw
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Recent Examples of poor
These conditions can increase your vulnerability to adverse effects from poor air quality.
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Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 19 May 2026
New research from Thomas Jefferson University could identify a new way to improve poor sleep and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease — and fruit flies are at the center of the study.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Even the wokest of the wokes are ignoring poor Megan.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Prosecutors say the network bribed Venezuelan officials to obtain contracts and then used shell companies, fake invoices and fraudulent shipping records to siphon off hundreds of millions of dollars intended to purchase food for poor Venezuelans.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 19 May 2026
New research from Thomas Jefferson University could identify a new way to improve poor sleep and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease — and fruit flies are at the center of the study.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Even the wokest of the wokes are ignoring poor Megan.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Prosecutors say the network bribed Venezuelan officials to obtain contracts and then used shell companies, fake invoices and fraudulent shipping records to siphon off hundreds of millions of dollars intended to purchase food for poor Venezuelans.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poor
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The play’s focus is resolutely on the impoverished rural family of women who fall under this ambitious bluesman’s influence in the rural Georgia of the 1930s, writes Chris Jones.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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This model is much less appealing to the impoverished governments, which sometimes struggle to pay their own troops.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Situated at the entrance of Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Boston’s Allston neighborhood, The Atlas Hotel helps define what was long a desolate area as a true innovation district.—
Marni Elyse Katz,
Architectural Digest,
25 May 2026
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The delicate pitter-patter of a drum’s cymbal is the only sound to break through the thick brick wall of the obscure performance venue, Sun Space, and reach the wide, desolate Sunland Boulevard.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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For drinkers used to chasing impossibly scarce bottles, this bourbon lineup offers a certain clarity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Detainees describe electric shocks, rubber bullets, exposure to cold, scarce food and water, and overflowing bathrooms at Israel’s Ktzi’ot prison.—
Mogomotsi Magome,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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That could include fees for access, which Washington says would be unacceptable.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Speakers at Tuesday’s rally argued this was unacceptable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Residents describe ‘a terrible night’ More than 30 people were injured in the apartment building collapse, while emergency workers rescued 28 residents, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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And some were not kind to him on social media following the terrible first round.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Chilling moments like this are the lifeblood of The Dreamed Adventure, the moments that recall the pitiful last days of the dying communist era and the violent, mafia-style economics that whooshed in to replace them.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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There’s a mentality problem — that’s highlighted by a pitiful return of just one point out of a possible 24 away from home this season against teams in the top nine.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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His star power helps draw viewers into an increasingly strange story, and the increasingly strange story draws out the power of his go-for-broke charms.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness that’s impossible not to admire for its wacky, bold vision, with teleporting, high fashion snobbery and pyramid schemes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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The beer aisles in the surrounding supermarkets were barren, pubs were packed and the streets flooded.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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The summit is a barren ash field, gray and treeless, scoured by sulfuric gas and acidic rain that burns whatever tries to grow.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Poor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poor. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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