as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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Recent Examples of indigent
Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The actual Bauhaus alumni did not arrive in America after World War II emaciated, indigent, and alone.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Several lawyers who are appointed to indigent federal defendants through the CJA Panel have told the Daily News that many of their checks had also gone missing or been stolen in recent years.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
About $900,000 is going to the Public Defenders Office for staffing and equipment, while $400,000 is earmarked for an indigent defense fund.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 19 June 2024
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Adjective
The commission supports indigent communities, including immigrants.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The actual Bauhaus alumni did not arrive in America after World War II emaciated, indigent, and alone.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
Several lawyers who are appointed to indigent federal defendants through the CJA Panel have told the Daily News that many of their checks had also gone missing or been stolen in recent years.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
About $900,000 is going to the Public Defenders Office for staffing and equipment, while $400,000 is earmarked for an indigent defense fund.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 19 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigent
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
Noun
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Their leader, a fugitive holy man, professes to be able to guide the process of reincarnation, guaranteeing that billionaires who use his services won’t be paupers in the next life.—
Mujib Mashal,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Graham praised Grisham-Stewart and said the pauper's grave issue was not a concern.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC News,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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There’s a real debate to be had about what responsibility better-off neighborhoods like Hyde Park have to help solve humanitarian problems that often are laid at the feet of poorer areas.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The strong United cohort, almost entirely comprised of dominant sides under Ferguson, has not shied away from criticising the club, players and managers when results have been poor.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What happens next is a high-concept, middlebrow, low-stakes comedy about the haves and the (kind of) have-nots that’s effectively an elevator pitch — be afraid of unicorns, be very afraid — stretched to feature length.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Behind the scenes, the information divide between baseball's haves and have-nots looks even larger as the talent divide on the field.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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