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
In late January, the Small Business Administration reportedly decreased its goals for federal contract awards to small and disadvantaged businesses to 5%, apparently because of the Trump directive on DEI.
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Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Most of Wekiva’s student population is also considered economically disadvantaged.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
In a blog post published on Thursday, the tech giant said these rules disadvantaged allies, including India, Switzerland and Israel, and limited the ability of U.S. tech companies to build and expand AI data centers in these countries.
—Arsheeya Bajwa, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
By weaponizing bias against itself — using prestigious cultural signals to be grouped with the elite — disadvantaged minorities can hack the system and carve out new spaces for themselves.
—Bethany Thompson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Levi Sumagaysay, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
Most of Wekiva’s student population is also considered economically disadvantaged.
—Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
In a blog post published on Thursday, the tech giant said these rules disadvantaged allies, including India, Switzerland and Israel, and limited the ability of U.S. tech companies to build and expand AI data centers in these countries.
—Arsheeya Bajwa, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
By weaponizing bias against itself — using prestigious cultural signals to be grouped with the elite — disadvantaged minorities can hack the system and carve out new spaces for themselves.
—Bethany Thompson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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When the Home Secretary is abducted in the largest deprived area, Paradis City, special agent Fredrika (Julia Ragnarsson) enlists Emir (Alexander Abdallah), an ex-MMA fighter facing life in prison, to find the politician.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet the contrast is sharp between how AI is used in the experimental school—nestled within an abundance of human attention—and how it is used in more deprived circumstances.—
Allison Pugh,
WIRED,
7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Kicking Margulis and Dyson out of polite scientific society for these consensus violations would have impoverished science.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The nuances of being the older sibling, and especially the eldest daughter of an impoverished, fractured or immigrant family, are beginning to gain more traction in mainstream media.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An exception is oil and gas executives, some of whom are buying while their shares are depressed.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Wood became depressed and died by suicide less than a year after the incident.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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In it, attention-seeking Dunder Mifflin manager Michael Scott (Carell) pledges to pay the college tuition for a group of underprivileged third-graders.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Usher’s New Look non-profit helps underprivileged teens find their passions and finish their education.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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