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
These systems provide a decentralized approach to addressing the rising need for sustainable, dependable and affordable energy, particularly in remote and underprivileged regions.
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Ilya Likhov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Some students might decide to start an organization to spread strong dental hygiene habits to young kids or partner with local dentists to host a free dental clinic targeting uninsured or underprivileged demographics.
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—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Among these are the annual Coats For Kids drive to help children from underprivileged families get coats and jackets for the winter, and the Beautiful Feet Thanksgiving Meal project.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1909, Milton and Kitty founded the Hershey Industrial School, which provided free education and housing to orphans and underprivileged children.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ilya Likhov, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Some students might decide to start an organization to spread strong dental hygiene habits to young kids or partner with local dentists to host a free dental clinic targeting uninsured or underprivileged demographics.
6.
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Among these are the annual Coats For Kids drive to help children from underprivileged families get coats and jackets for the winter, and the Beautiful Feet Thanksgiving Meal project.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1909, Milton and Kitty founded the Hershey Industrial School, which provided free education and housing to orphans and underprivileged children.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprivileged
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But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
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Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Telcos must have a 30% ownership by historically disadvantaged groups, in line with the country’s black economic empowerment (BEE) laws adopted after the end of Apartheid in 1994.—
Toby Shapshak,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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More than 95% of the school’s students are classified as economically disadvantaged.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Eagerly drinking the Kool-Aid is Simone DeWitt (Alcock), a formerly impoverished but deeply ambitious upstart from Buffalo who gets a taste of the lifestyle of the rich and famous as Michaela's uppity assistant.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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His father, a Presbyterian minister, was the executive director of the New York City Mission Society, a social-services nonprofit for impoverished children.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The product was released in 2023 to a poor reception, and discontinued before the company began winding down operations in February.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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The original doesn’t go that deeply into it, but this poor girl was essentially forced to be a teen mom at this time in her life when all of her friends would be graduating high school and dating and thinking about their futures.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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That would increase to 40% for productions outside of the Los Angeles area, or in economically depressed areas of Los Angeles.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Messi is not laughing, and neither are his fans, who range from depressed to outraged at the current state of the team.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprivileged. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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