as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
an organization that distributes free books to underprivileged children
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Recent Examples of underprivileged
While some of the hotel’s sustainability efforts do not announce themselves—wastewater is captured for irrigation, roofs are green to lower cooling costs—guests can learn about coral restoration efforts at nearby Juanillo Beach or visit Mercy Workshop, a nonprofit that helps underprivileged women.
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Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
Lamar Odom's foundation raised more than $2 million In 2004, Odom founded his charity, Cathy’s Kids, as a tribute to his late mother, with the goal of supporting cancer research and underprivileged youth.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
In addition to her volunteer work for DMCC, Warren is a Casa de Amistad tutor for underprivileged elementary students in Solana Beach.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
There is tremendous focus on breaking the cycle of violence that underprivileged boys experience.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
Lamar Odom's foundation raised more than $2 million In 2004, Odom founded his charity, Cathy’s Kids, as a tribute to his late mother, with the goal of supporting cancer research and underprivileged youth.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
In addition to her volunteer work for DMCC, Warren is a Casa de Amistad tutor for underprivileged elementary students in Solana Beach.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
There is tremendous focus on breaking the cycle of violence that underprivileged boys experience.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprivileged
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The alliance jointly fought the 2024 general election and deprived Modi of an outright majority, forcing him to rely on the support of regional parties to form a coalition government.—
Shilpa Jamkhandikar,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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My sister, Louise, taught art at a secondary school within one of the city’s most deprived housing schemes.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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This was doubly true for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who hoped to use their educational credentials to catapult themselves up the class ladder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Last year, research by King’s College London and Ipsos found that Gen Z men in 30 nations were far more likely than male Baby Boomers to say that the fight for women’s equality had gone so far that men were now disadvantaged.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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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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After wildfires hit Georgia in April 2026 fueled by a rain deficit, high winds and low humidity, — among other causes, per NASA — neighboring states got slammed with poor air quality alerts.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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However his attitude on health care and taxes places Newsom at odds with advocates for poor Californians who would be affected and their allies in the Legislature, many of whom want a tax increase.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Christophe is the spry, imaginative middle child to a stern farmer dad in an economically depressed countryside.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Postpartum depression, per Mayo Clinic, includes symptoms such as depressed mood, difficulty bonding with your baby, changes in appetite, intense irritability and more.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprivileged. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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