1
as in misery
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
he dreamed of finding a good job and working his way out of poverty and debt
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as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a poverty of information about the new policies
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Recent Examples of poverty
So that everybody under 300% of the federal poverty rate has access to primary and preventative care.
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Charlotte Alter, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The biggest question for many is what happens to the billions of dollars sent to run public schools every year, such as Title I funding, which supports schools in communities with high concentrations of poverty.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Education means an end to hunger and an end to poverty.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Rapid industrialization and urbanization had created a host of issues, including poverty, domestic abuse, poor working conditions in factories and political corruption.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Charlotte Alter, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The biggest question for many is what happens to the billions of dollars sent to run public schools every year, such as Title I funding, which supports schools in communities with high concentrations of poverty.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Education means an end to hunger and an end to poverty.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Rapid industrialization and urbanization had created a host of issues, including poverty, domestic abuse, poor working conditions in factories and political corruption.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poverty
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Ultimately, what is likely driving the protests is that these Palestinians are exhausted from the sheer misery Hamas has brought upon them.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Despite on-ice misery, the Flyers have packed at least 18,000 fans for every game during their last two homestands.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, as automakers tried to ramp up production that had been curtailed in the first year of the pandemic, a shortage of parts, most notably computer chips, cut into car production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Labor costs, in particular, have ballooned amid staffing shortages and wage hikes, with much of the value siphoned off by contract labor firms.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Brown is working to slow down, too, if only out of necessity.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The practical necessity became more than just a safe place to hide during tornadoes.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Mets have largely been able to overcome a lack of production at the bottom because of a strong bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the European Union, where Temu hopes to further expand, regulators opened an investigation into the company’s practices and products, citing concern over lack of compliance with the Digital Services Act.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Apr. 2025
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In many instances, the monthly benefits provide a financial foundation that keeps individuals out of destitution.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Can this power be guided with care, augmenting the light alongside economic destitution?—
John Werner,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Early signs of magnesium deficiency include fatigue, appetite loss, nausea, vomiting, and weakness.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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Korsakoff syndrome is a type of dementia that usually occurs as a late-stage effect of thiamine deficiency, especially if Wernicke encephalopathy is not treated.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
31 Mar. 2025
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Midway through the film, an I.E.D. explodes just outside the apartment building, and the sequence that follows, in which the survivors gradually regain consciousness, is a tour de force of sensory deprivation and temporal dislocation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2025
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While some hardship builds character, suffering extreme deprivation does not guarantee success.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Gators came back from a nine-point second-half deficit to win 79-73, riding a 34-point performance by Walter Clayton Jr. By night’s end, that comeback was but a footnote.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's title hopes Saturday in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poverty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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