as in evicted
to end the occupancy or possession of
opponents of gentrification claim that the process unfairly dispossesses poorer residents of their long-established homes
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Recent Examples of dispossessed
Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world’s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The cry is always I have been dispossessed of what belongs to me, my house, the food, foodstuff, the land.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Without the voices of the dispossessed, how can there be deconstruction?
—Audrey Clare Farley, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
And when Israel gained its independence in 1948, Zionism became the world’s first successful Indigenous movement of a dispossessed and colonized people regaining sovereignty in their Indigenous homeland.
—Micha Danzig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2021
Adjective
The forward was more alert than substitute Andrew Robertson when Dominik Szoboszlai was dispossessed when attempting an audacious flick.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
The cry is always I have been dispossessed of what belongs to me, my house, the food, foodstuff, the land.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispossessed
Verb
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The houseguests then voted between the two comp losers, and when Julie announced the results, Will was evicted by a vote of 3-2 and became the season’s second jury member.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Following the eviction of Mickey Lee, who became the eighth housemate evicted from the house, the remaining houseguests would all at least make it to Jury House.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Children living in deprived settlements had to travel further to reach a playground, and those playgrounds tended to be smaller than those in less deprived areas.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Their comeback may help regenerate deprived economic regions like Italy's Abruzzo.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, environmental justice advocates — who advocate for low-income and disadvantaged communities that often live closer to polluting industries — and other environmental advocates said the proposal doesn’t go far enough.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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The current system, with its settlement delays, access restrictions, and operational friction, has become competitively disadvantaged.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The walk is presided over by its creator, a mysterious authoritarian figure known as the Major (Mark Hamill) who extolls the sadistic contest as a boon for the spirits of the impoverished American people.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Probably the one that’s best known is the one about how Philomelus, a young, impoverished farmer and herdsman, struggled to push his plow through his fields.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Code Avengers runs the Digital Navigators program, which provides in-person workshops for underprivileged children around the globe.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Running Ali Model English School, her late father’s initiative, set up for underprivileged children in Karachi’s Korangi Town in 2009, Zehra reveals that art activities were, and always have been, a huge focus at the school.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And the MacKenzies are one silver fork away from being destitute.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Shinnecock Indian Nation occupies one of the most destitute areas of Long Island.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In 2014, the Robinsons chaired The Charlotte Observer’s annual effort to send needy children to summer camps, after years of donating money and time to the cause.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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That investigation found several of the district's poorest high schools were losing three of every four advantaged and high-achieving students to magnets or more desirable high schools within the district — leaving behind higher rates of needier students.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In 2022 several indigent defendants lacking timely appointment of counsel filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin’s State Public Defender office, claiming an ongoing pattern of delays in appointing a public defender for open criminal cases around the state.—
MARGARET SHREINER,
jsonline.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Dispossessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispossessed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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