disfranchised

past tense of disfranchise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disfranchised
Verb
  • That’s because the average person may not know which expenses can be excluded from income and therefore shielded from the government.
    Judy Lagrou, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some systems and appliances are also excluded, so review your policy before purchasing.
    Ana Staples, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • While experts debate whether the presence of bollards in New Orleans would have prevented the tragedy, some believe that even with the barriers, the power and speed of a large vehicle could still pose a serious threat.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Local leaders are fielding tough questions over whether the New Orleans attack on New Year's Day that killed 14 people and injured another 35 could have been prevented.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In instances when those requests were denied, workers often chose to resign instead of putting their health at risk.
    William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Will Howard wanted to get on stage after the Rose Bowl, but a bowl employee denied him.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • For my coverage on the said-to-be discouraged or prohibited uses of generative AI, see the link here.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • His pardoning of Nixon discouraged voter's confidence in him.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Late in the game, #63 of the Baltimore Colts threw a great block that impeded two of the Giants defenders to spring Alan Ameche (#35) for a long gain.
    Drew Carberry, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to extreme weather conditions, the cast and crew had to contend with various Hollywood strike shutdowns that impeded filming.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Unlike other fields that have large, high-quality datasets available to train AI models, such as image analysis and language processing, the AI in drug development is constrained by small, low-quality datasets.
    Christian Macedonia, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Even constrained by the low initial altitude, the toss method helps keep Ukrainian jets outside the range of Russia’s most dangerous surface-to-air missile batteries.
    David Axe, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Intersex advocates say that they have been shut out of the conversations about gender and health, even as a recent executive order has far-reaching consequences for intersex kids. March 10, 2025 This post originally appeared on The 19th.
    Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin, Them, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, the team was 0-5-1 in its previous six games and had been shut out 4-0 in back-to-back games prior to the trade, so things were headed in the wrong direction.
    Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But there are still 5,000 seats that have obstructed views.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Such large-scale research has been difficult, particularly during the most deadly waves of the pandemic when clinic restrictions and medical emergencies obstructed consistent testing.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Disfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disfranchised. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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