privations

plural of privation

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Recent Examples of privations In light of the extraordinary privations and mass killing of Gaza’s civilian population in the current war, Hamas’s external leader, Khaled Meshaal, has likened Gaza to Algeria, where independence was achieved only after the death of more than a million civilians. Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for privations
Noun
  • Perhaps, partially, though not because of any physical deprivations.
    Jane Ciabattari August 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • There are 29 states with child welfare systems with pending class actions or consent decrees because of systemic deprivations of children’s most basic rights –the right to be safe from harm in these child protection systems.
    Howard Talenfeld, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But Davies’s film has a patience and lightness of touch that Scorsese’s lacks, as well as a note-perfect lead in Gillian Anderson.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Privations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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