as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
Tennis players are deduced, disadvantaged, deserved, and defaulted.
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 included multibillion-dollar grant programs to help small or disadvantaged communities defray costs of addressing PFAS contamination.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Programs for disadvantaged and disabled students The state of Florida is estimated to receive over $10 billion in total from the federal Department of Education during the 2025 fiscal year, according to its website.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump’s dismantling of the Education Department puts student loan services, civil rights enforcement and funding for disadvantaged students in limbo.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 included multibillion-dollar grant programs to help small or disadvantaged communities defray costs of addressing PFAS contamination.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Programs for disadvantaged and disabled students The state of Florida is estimated to receive over $10 billion in total from the federal Department of Education during the 2025 fiscal year, according to its website.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump’s dismantling of the Education Department puts student loan services, civil rights enforcement and funding for disadvantaged students in limbo.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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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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In some of the most deprived areas, including Middlesbrough, where Camilla spent the day on February 13, the trust, with the queen's help, has bumped this figure up to 41.8 percent.—
Jack Royston,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These navigators link impoverished Floridians with the network of religious and community organizations that support them and teach them how to take of themselves, according to Hope Florida’s supporters.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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On the idyllic shores of the once popular tourist hot spot Inle Lake, in southern Shan state, the earthquake destroyed hundreds of bamboo houses on stilts occupied by impoverished villagers, according to aid workers.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meantime, brands that have thus far managed to weather a wider luxury downturn and depressed consumer spending, such as Hermes , could be best placed to pass on price rises.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the knock-on effects — namely, depressed U.S. consumer spending and a pullback in ad budgets — would clearly cut into Hollywood’s profits, according to analysts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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The students were all previously enrolled in the university’s Insights program, which helps underprivileged young people get into the arts.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
WWD,
16 Oct. 2024
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Soon after, Henley formed Developing Options, a nonprofit involved in gang intervention that also provided underprivileged children a safe outlet in sports.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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