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as in weak
lacking bodily strength
I'm over the flu, but I still feel down-and-out
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as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
a soup kitchen where the down-and-out daily line up for a hot meal
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as in have-not
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Recent Examples of down-and-out
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Where to stay: The 65-year-old Beachside Hotel, which reopened in May after a multi-year renovation from a down-and-out motel into a retro-chic hotel, has 91 hotel rooms, a courtyard pool, and a new lobby, bar, and restaurant.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
Having done just that, a down-and-out husband and his pregnant wife quickly realize that his folks don’t want them around, triggering a raucous power struggle that goes off the rails.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Having done just that, a down-and-out husband and his pregnant wife quickly
realize that his folks don’t want them around, triggering a raucous power struggle that goes off
the rails.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Having done just that, a down-and-out husband and his pregnant wife quicklyrealize that his folks don’t want them around, triggering a raucous power struggle that goes offthe rails.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Black stars as the video game’s main character Steve and Momoa plays Garrett, a down-and-out 1980s video game champ stuck in the past.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Ron Howard is proud of his kid brother Clint, who recently had a guest run on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as down-and-out musician Tom Starr.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
Rental Family, which filmed last spring in Japan, stars Brendan Fraser as a lonely, down-and-out American actor living in Tokyo.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Where to stay: The 65-year-old Beachside Hotel, which reopened in May after a multi-year renovation from a down-and-out motel into a retro-chic hotel, has 91 hotel rooms, a courtyard pool, and a new lobby, bar, and restaurant.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 3 June 2025
Having done just that, a down-and-out husband and his pregnant wife quickly realize that his folks don’t want them around, triggering a raucous power struggle that goes off the rails.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Having done just that, a down-and-out husband and his pregnant wife quickly
realize that his folks don’t want them around, triggering a raucous power struggle that goes off
the rails.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Having done just that, a down-and-out husband and his pregnant wife quicklyrealize that his folks don’t want them around, triggering a raucous power struggle that goes offthe rails.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Black stars as the video game’s main character Steve and Momoa plays Garrett, a down-and-out 1980s video game champ stuck in the past.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Ron Howard is proud of his kid brother Clint, who recently had a guest run on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as down-and-out musician Tom Starr.
—Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for down-and-out
Adjective
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This downward movement was attributed to both weak job figures and a new round of U.S. tariffs announced by Trump.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Last month and August 2024 also saw a weak start, so this comes as no surprise.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Miss Lonelyhearts—who is actually a man—is an advice columnist receiving letters from people who are impoverished, in despair, and surrounded by an atmosphere of moral depravity and incipient fascism.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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Some of the city's most impoverished communities also wrestle with the highest rates of afflictions like heart disease, and research suggests more tree canopy and green spaces can reduce these risks, in addition to benefiting stress levels and general quality of life.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
3 July 2025
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Elsewhere, the haves thrived, and have-nots continued to tread water.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
31 July 2025
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In the newest from the author of These Violent Delights, two virtual nations are embroiled in a war between haves and have-nots.—
Rebecca Dazenbaker,
People.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Spurred by climate change, Canadian wildfires have increasingly exacerbated poor air quality across Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Taking too many is poor etiquette and inconsiderate to other shoppers.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Joe Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate performance, when the nation witnessed a hoarse and feeble president losing his train of thought and struggling to finish sentences, ended his re-election campaign.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Their feeble efforts fall flat, because the physical historical record dictates otherwise.—
Daily Southtown,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Alvarez is the pauper of the group, with Judge and Soto combining for $1.125 billion in salary over the lives of their contracts.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Chelsea are hardly paupers domestically — no Premier League team is nowadays — but there’s a clear financial advantage in finishing higher up the table.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Severe infections are particularly dangerous for young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Salmonella is a bacterium that can cause severe and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail and elderly people, as well as those with a weakened immune system.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
13 Sep. 2024
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“Down-and-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down-and-out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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