poorness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for poorness
Noun
  • Economic growth also led to a huge decline in poverty rates, which fell from over 55% in 2001 to approximately 20% by 2019.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • According to a report from the National Disability Institute, over 40% of adults with disabilities live in poverty, and 85% have no access to financial advisors who specialize in special needs planning.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • His legal team also filed a separate motion requesting a public defender be assigned to his case, citing indigence.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
  • His legal team also filed a separate motion requesting a public defender be assigned to his case, citing indigence.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • All of this penury is something of a departure for President Trump, who presided over small but steady budget increases for NASA—from just over $18 billion to just over $21 billion—during his first term.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 May 2025
  • Knowing that Jane Austen never got her own Pemberley, and seeing the penury and leaking roofs portrayed, are very different things.
    Kim Campbell, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
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“Poorness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorness. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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