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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
many families were left destitute by the horrible fire
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as in devoid
utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected
a lingering drought and a sky destitute of rain clouds
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Recent Examples of destitute
Mauritius may have gambled with its national dowry, but its consideration for a destitute citizenry wasn’t merely notional.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The migrant workers abandoned in Lebanon Migrant workers in Lebanon, the vast majority of which are women, have been made destitute by Israel’s bombardment.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Pamela Bailey operates her own small non-profit providing information to prisoners, many of whom are destitute and are looking for information.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
While Matson’s parents moved him and his brother from the hollers of West Virginia to Cincinnati at age five — his grandfather, George, was raised in destitute poverty.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The migrant workers abandoned in Lebanon Migrant workers in Lebanon, the vast majority of which are women, have been made destitute by Israel’s bombardment.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Pamela Bailey operates her own small non-profit providing information to prisoners, many of whom are destitute and are looking for information.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
While Matson’s parents moved him and his brother from the hollers of West Virginia to Cincinnati at age five — his grandfather, George, was raised in destitute poverty.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Several factors skew those amounts up and down by district, with districts that have a higher rate of property tax revenue receiving less from the state, while those with higher rates rates of impoverished, disabled or homeless students receive more.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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Its citizens are malnourished and impoverished; more refugees have left Venezuela than Syria or Ukraine.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Delle, devoid for so long from its intrinsic need for social interaction might be filling in the gaps by talking to himself.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2023
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The medication has hallucinogenic effects that alter the perception of sight and sound and cause users to feel devoid from pain and out of control of their surroundings.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2023
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His role comes a year after a poor performance in his Madison Square Garden debut just eight games into his NBA career: 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and a block.Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Visibility was poor because of the long shadows of winter morning.James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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For instance, portfolios with a high equity allocation show a lower probability of going broke when mean reversion is considered, compared with random walk assessments.Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Destitute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/destitute. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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