as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
an organization that distributes free books to underprivileged children
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Recent Examples of underprivileged
More than any of the wide-ranging jobs Miranda has taken on in the past five years, The Warriors, a classic yarn about underprivileged New Yorkers weathering an arduous power struggle, is catnip for the 44-year-old Pulitzer Prize–winning polymath.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The evening benefitted the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation, a Scottish scholarship charity that provides internship opportunities for adult college students, mostly from underprivileged backgrounds.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
This ability to incorporate smaller investors and access underprivileged individuals will only improve over time, too, creating more ways for everyone to thrive as technology continues to bring the world together.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Men’s gymnastics has only 15 remaining NCAA programs in the U.S.
Going forward, Richard hopes to use his position to expand gymnastics — specifically to Black and underprivileged children.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 24 July 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
The evening benefitted the Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation, a Scottish scholarship charity that provides internship opportunities for adult college students, mostly from underprivileged backgrounds.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
This ability to incorporate smaller investors and access underprivileged individuals will only improve over time, too, creating more ways for everyone to thrive as technology continues to bring the world together.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Men’s gymnastics has only 15 remaining NCAA programs in the U.S.
Going forward, Richard hopes to use his position to expand gymnastics — specifically to Black and underprivileged children.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprivileged
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This indicated that the animals were experiencing some internal signals of their deprived state, and potentially craved salt as a way to boost their blood volume without diluting ion levels.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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People from certain ethnic groups and those living in deprived areas are waiting longer for public healthcare in England, an analysis has shown.Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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This season's butter-soft knitwear is spun from silk and organic wool by women in disadvantaged communities on Mount Kenya.Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
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These funding projects went toward various infrastructure needs, and 42 percent of the $4.2 billion worth of funding went to disadvantaged communities, following through on President Joe Biden's Justice40 Initiative.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Such conflicts seem rooted in misunderstanding, leading rap artists – many of whom rose out of impoverished circumstances – fearful over whether adverse publicity can damage their livelihood to (wrongly) lash out.Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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The road to an impoverished life is to have everything but with an insatiable craving to be even richer.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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More than 40% of pregnant people were exposed to extreme heat, and nearly three-quarters lived in areas with poor air quality, the report found.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As Christina, the youngest of a trio of sisters, Olsen spends the film playing mediator between Natasha Lyonne’s depressed stoner, Rachel, and Carrie Coon’s domineering control freak, Katie.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Some staffers pretended to call on behalf of a depressed relative.Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprivileged. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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