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
Usher’s New Look non-profit helps underprivileged teens find their passions and finish their education.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
As part of a program to help less fortunate communities, Jennifer is also overseeing the conversion of a San Francisco space to function as a ballet studio for underprivileged kids.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Since its establishment, the company’s ethos has been centered on community involvement with a focus on underprivileged youth.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
The volunteers spent at least 15 hours a week tutoring underprivileged kids.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2025
As part of a program to help less fortunate communities, Jennifer is also overseeing the conversion of a San Francisco space to function as a ballet studio for underprivileged kids.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Since its establishment, the company’s ethos has been centered on community involvement with a focus on underprivileged youth.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
The volunteers spent at least 15 hours a week tutoring underprivileged kids.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprivileged
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Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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Kenyan Muslims remain among the most deprived groups in the country, and many feel marginalized and disconnected from the state and its power structures.—
Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens,
Foreign Affairs,
27 July 2015
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The designer’s philanthropic pursuits included Foundation 59, an organization that supports disadvantaged young people, and a women’s fundraising group for the National Gallery of Victoria.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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In mid-March, the White House issued an executive order aimed at stripping down the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, an office at the Treasury Department that supports lending to disadvantaged people, businesses and places.—
Lydia DePillis,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Criminal justice scholars say that when scores based on immutable facts are weighted so heavily in parole decisions, prisoners from impoverished, racially segregated communities are more likely to be hurt.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The once-vacant lot across the street from her childhood playground on Washington Avenue is now home to Wilcox Academy, an early learning center that represents a powerful investment in a historically impoverished community.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some parents worry that Alexa's high tolerance for rudeness instills poor behavior in their kids, according to Quartz.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.—
Maxim Sytch,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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The detective here, blending a couple of characters from the book, is Inspector Leach, a depressed drinker so unkempt one wonders why he hasn’t been put on administrative leave.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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To my dismay, the leader started feeling depressed rather than taking the actions that were most required.—
Sonal Jain,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprivileged. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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