as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
The palace said Kate — who also helped out in a Wimbledon ticket office — was to meet with children from Shine Camera Club, a local program that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
The Princess of Wales is a keen tennis fan and spent some of the day watching play on the court before meeting children from Shine Camera Club, a photography program that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
And there are proven approaches that help disadvantaged students complete these programs successfully.
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Barb Clapp,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
The three brothers co-founded the New York gallery Rush Arts and the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, which supported disadvantaged artists of color.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
ABC News,
2 July 2026
The Princess of Wales is a keen tennis fan and spent some of the day watching play on the court before meeting children from Shine Camera Club, a photography program that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
And there are proven approaches that help disadvantaged students complete these programs successfully.
—
Barb Clapp,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
The three brothers co-founded the New York gallery Rush Arts and the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, which supported disadvantaged artists of color.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
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As of this spring, sixteen of its newest homes — two four-bedroom houses and eight one-bedroom units in phase one — are home to people who, until recently, were experiencing homelessness in one of the UK's most beautiful and most deprived counties.
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The alliance jointly fought the 2024 general election and deprived Modi of an outright majority, forcing him to rely on the support of regional parties to form a coalition government.
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This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
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Known as a Neglected Tropical Disease because of the lack of funding to fight it, schistosomiasis is a serious challenge for impoverished communities.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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Supergirl is a story about a depressed, super-powered woman who is pulled out of her bar-hopping to help other people and find her purpose.
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Now, Emanuel is raising money for a New Hampshire nonprofit organization that provides bicycles to underprivileged children, in addition to raising his profile.
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An Orange County judge had ordered the catchy radio and TV ads be taken down by Monday, June 8, for allegedly misleading donors that the money was spent on underprivileged children in California.
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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