as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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as in pauper
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Recent Examples of indigent
Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 19 June 2024
As disadvantaged as Roland was navigating this system, imagine trying to do so as someone who doesn’t speak English, who’s elderly, who has a physical or mental handicap, someone who’s indigent, someone who simultaneously has children or a sibling or parents to care for.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Lori Vallow Daybell is represented by the Office of the Legal Defender, which serves indigent Maricopa County defendants.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
The law at issue, known as EMTALA, was enacted in 1986 largely to prevent hospitals from turning away uninsured and indigent patients, particularly women in labor.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
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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
As disadvantaged as Roland was navigating this system, imagine trying to do so as someone who doesn’t speak English, who’s elderly, who has a physical or mental handicap, someone who’s indigent, someone who simultaneously has children or a sibling or parents to care for.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Lori Vallow Daybell is represented by the Office of the Legal Defender, which serves indigent Maricopa County defendants.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
The law at issue, known as EMTALA, was enacted in 1986 largely to prevent hospitals from turning away uninsured and indigent patients, particularly women in labor.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigent
Adjective
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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
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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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They were presumed to be paupers from Mexico, looking for charity.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Frasers find out that Jane has been buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field, news that devastates Frances.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But there is another concerning trend and area that has to be improved — their poor record on second balls.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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His 2013 film Snowpiercer was another tale of haves and have-nots taken to fantastic, violent, and thrilling extremes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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To some extent, millennial wealth is a story of haves and have-nots.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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