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as in to strip
to take something away from
working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep
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as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power
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Recent Examples of deprive
Why does one family send two knives to their survivalist, thus depriving another of a knife?
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Losing access will deprive scientists of the chance to study some of Earth’s earliest years.
—Byrachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Starting in late 2022, the Biden Administration imposed several rounds of export controls on China in an effort to deprive the country of technology that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and AI systems.
—John Liu, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
Their brief repeats the same argument that the courts have previously rejected — that the top-two system discriminates against parties and deprives voters of choice by not guaranteeing every party a place on the November ballot.
—Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
Losing access will deprive scientists of the chance to study some of Earth’s earliest years.
—Byrachel Berkowitz, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
Starting in late 2022, the Biden Administration imposed several rounds of export controls on China in an effort to deprive the country of technology that Washington fears Beijing could use to make the next generation of weapons and AI systems.
—John Liu, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
Their brief repeats the same argument that the courts have previously rejected — that the top-two system discriminates against parties and deprives voters of choice by not guaranteeing every party a place on the November ballot.
—Jeremy Gruber, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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The effects will be noticed most by those who use third-party software like Calibre to manage a local e-book library and people who have hopped to other e-reader platforms who want to be able to download their Kindle purchases and strip them of their DRM so they can be read elsewhere.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
24 Feb. 2025
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Then again, this show has a way of stripping people down to their core in less than flattering ways.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Fink had previously denied the state’s request to further depose Wanda.—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The situation could get even more complicated, as Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman hasn’t ruled out the possibility of deposing Swift as part of the case, which is set to go to trial on March 9, 2026.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Ex-head coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked and had been replaced by Graham Potter.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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He was sacked three times and threw two interceptions, finishing with a QB rating of 42.2. NFL pundits began to question Mahomes’ legacy in the immediate aftermath of the game.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Last month, federal prosecutors in Texas dismissed charges against a doctor accused of unlawfully sharing health records from a children's hospital there.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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In October, San Diego Superior Court Judge Aaron Katz dismissed the charge against Lor, ruling that the law requires the threat be specific toward the person allegedly threatened.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Israel’s leaders had vowed to topple Hamas and bring home the roughly 250 hostages the militant group and its allies abducted in October 2023.—
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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In attempting to topple Henry’s government, gangs shuttered the airport and seaport, burned police stations and freed over 4,000 prisoners.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Deprive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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