poorness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poorness
Noun
  • Norms are being shattered, aid budgets for the poorest and most vulnerable are being slashed, and for the first time in a generation, extreme poverty has been on the rise.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • He was plunged into poverty, with years of underpaying jobs, each of which fired him when his arrest came to light.
    Madelyn Harrington, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 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
  • But the mass of the population remained trapped in rural penury or urban favelas, while the fortunate few soared over the country’s ungovernable megacities in private helicopters.
    Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
  • The progressivism had its roots in a southern economy that depended on agriculture and, as a result, suffered an unusual degree of penury during the Depression.
    Taeku Lee, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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“Poorness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poorness. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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