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Recent Examples of unprivileged
The pivotal addition to the the state Civil Code reads:
Existing law provides that libel is a false and unprivileged written publication that injures the reputation and that slander is a false and unprivileged publication, orally uttered, that injures the reputation, as specified.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The researchers demonstrate how an unprivileged remote attacker can then recover secrets stored in Gmail, Amazon, and Reddit when the target is authenticated.
—Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Most of the vulnerabilities outlined in this new Nvidia security advisory would appear to be in the user layer mode of the GPU display driver, and successful exploitation would allow an unprivileged attacker to cause what’s known as an out-of-bounds read leading to the impacts already mentioned.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It’s folks who are unprivileged who will be forced to resort to unsafe methods of avoiding pregnancy or terminating pregnancy.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
Judge David Carter of the District Court for the Central District of California ordered Eastman to begin reviewing at least 1,500 pages per business day starting on Friday, and immediately transfer any unprivileged documents to the committee.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
Who is really the fraud, the empty-headed playboy who gets by on connections and unearned income, or the unprivileged striver?
—Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
The researchers demonstrate how an unprivileged remote attacker can then recover secrets stored in Gmail, Amazon, and Reddit when the target is authenticated.
—Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
Most of the vulnerabilities outlined in this new Nvidia security advisory would appear to be in the user layer mode of the GPU display driver, and successful exploitation would allow an unprivileged attacker to cause what’s known as an out-of-bounds read leading to the impacts already mentioned.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
It’s folks who are unprivileged who will be forced to resort to unsafe methods of avoiding pregnancy or terminating pregnancy.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
Judge David Carter of the District Court for the Central District of California ordered Eastman to begin reviewing at least 1,500 pages per business day starting on Friday, and immediately transfer any unprivileged documents to the committee.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
Who is really the fraud, the empty-headed playboy who gets by on connections and unearned income, or the unprivileged striver?
—Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprivileged
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If Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is still available, the Dolphins should trade down to a QB-needy team like the New York Jets or Arizona Cardinals and pick up a high second- and third-round pick.—
Kenny Rosarion,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Is my daughter getting the message that divorce makes for annoyingly needy kids and sad parents?—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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That’s why there’s an urgent need for the governor and Legislature to fund public hospitals and indigent care, and to ensure Californians remain enrolled.—
Susan Ellenberg,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Bar advocates are private lawyers who take on the cases of indigent defendants on a contract basis.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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Prince spent years using his platform to advocate for others by fighting for artists’ rights, the Black Lives Matter movement and underprivileged youth.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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As Rose’s impoverished yet imperious mother Ruth, Parson’s dry deliveries offer great comic ballast to this ship of fools.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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Jack grew up in an impoverished single-parent household and David is from a wealthy Texan family.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Milton Hershey School, a residential school for K-12 students from disadvantaged economic and social backgrounds, has grown from an enrollment of four boys in 1910 to a co-ed institution with 2,200 students.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Most importantly, people who are financially disadvantaged are more in danger of being abused at their jobs.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
14 Apr. 2026
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Since then, it has been performed across much of the world, being ideally suited to these impecunious times and very masterfully written.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cowley graduated in 1920, and for a year and a half lived an adventurous, impecunious Grub Street life in New York, before a fellowship took him, now married, back to France for a master’s in French.—
Michael Gorra,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The show followed an exuberantly wealthy family who became penniless overnight after falling victim to fraud.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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Alexander was, at this point, nearly penniless, moving from her large home to a one-room apartment in 1986 and taking a job at a local retirement home.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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The expense almost left him destitute.—
Nichole Marks,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Doak and the Immigration and Naturalization Service have been sharply criticized, especially by social workers who came into contact with families left destitute because their breadwinners had been deported, often for technical irregularities that were not their fault but the government’s.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprivileged. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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