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
More than 70% of the district’s students are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged and 45% are classified as English language learners, according to state data.
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Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Trainees could get practical experience in crisis-free periods by repairing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
—David Bainbridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Last April, the EPA awarded funding via the National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator with the goal of spurring private investment in disadvantaged communities.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
What’s especially troubling is that scores for the lowest-performing students from disadvantaged families have fallen the most.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Trainees could get practical experience in crisis-free periods by repairing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
—David Bainbridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Last April, the EPA awarded funding via the National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator with the goal of spurring private investment in disadvantaged communities.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
What’s especially troubling is that scores for the lowest-performing students from disadvantaged families have fallen the most.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 5 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
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Three generations of the Kim family have created a politically repressed and economically impoverished state that is nonetheless a pivotal actor on the global stage.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Today’s youth can feel depressed by the state of society while remaining incredibly sensitive, inventive, and caring.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Man Shares Theory About Why Gen Z Are Depressed By Alice Gibbs Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 20 A 24-year-old marketing agency owner who lives in Tampa, Florida, has sparked discussion after sharing this theory about why Gen Z is depressed.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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As part of a program to help less fortunate communities, Jennifer is also overseeing the conversion of a San Francisco space to function as a ballet studio for underprivileged kids.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Since its establishment, the company’s ethos has been centered on community involvement with a focus on underprivileged youth.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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