depriving (of)

Definition of depriving (of)next
present participle of deprive (of)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depriving (of)
Verb
  • Insurance kept denying me anyway.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Chawinga is known for her help-defense — denying passes to players in those spaces, or even closing down the player sending in such crosses.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The states are asking the court to block USDA from enforcing the conditions, vacate them entirely, and prevent the agency from withholding funds from states, school districts or other sub‑recipients.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not a sign of him withholding his opinion, though.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than simply buying the house, Gores traded a portfolio of Los Angeles–area assets, including undeveloped land in Bel Air, while retaining a financial interest in some of those properties, consolidating multiple holdings into a single trophy estate.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Only 2200 of them remain, having staved off swells of economic uncertainty, retaining their Irish accents and ways of life.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And no one is begrudging McAvoy and Swayman’s savoring the victory.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • At the film’s center is Seyo Kim (Chen Emilie Yan), a meek state lawyer looking to make a difference, but who accepts, with begrudging sighs, her department’s 80% rate of dropping hate crime prosecutions as just another part of the job.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Depriving (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depriving%20%28of%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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