as in lack
the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed
the concern of some that there has been a deprivation of rights since the passing of laws to combat the threat of terrorism
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Recent Examples of deprivation
Sleepwalking can happen due to stress, sleep deprivation, certain health conditions, and medications.
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Opening a restaurant is supposed to be a nerve-wracking, stress-inducing experience that causes anxious sleep deprivation.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Competitive freediving is strictly regulated to prevent accidents, yet blackouts caused by oxygen deprivation (hypoxic syncope) still occur.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
London might have been swinging for other residents, but Palmer still lived in a neighborhood filled with post-War deprivation.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Opening a restaurant is supposed to be a nerve-wracking, stress-inducing experience that causes anxious sleep deprivation.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Competitive freediving is strictly regulated to prevent accidents, yet blackouts caused by oxygen deprivation (hypoxic syncope) still occur.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
London might have been swinging for other residents, but Palmer still lived in a neighborhood filled with post-War deprivation.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprivation
Noun
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His quickness getting across the crease, his evident athleticism, more than made up for any lack of experience.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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But, sadly, because bathrooms are such high-moisture rooms with a lack of ventilation, mold is easy to grow.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Under the budget plan, overall NASA funding would drop to about $20 billion, down from $24.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, a loss of about 20%.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Cunningham’s injuries, also extensive, were detailed in the lawsuit, including significant disfigurement, extensive surgical reconstruction and loss of mobility.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.—
Elizabeth Alexander,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
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As a prisoner of war, Morris R. Wills faced a gamut of privations—he was left malnourished and consigned to filthy conditions amid the ever-present threat of execution.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Planning staff recommended denial of the permit for the drive-thru, which would sit within 300 feet of another drive-thru to its north and the Bainbridge subdivision to its west on Lost Rapids Drive.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
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Often the oddity comes from the chilling drone of bureaucracy: the executor’s compassionate thicket of legal reasoning, an airline representative’s denial of Carrie’s quest for a bereavement discount, the dollars and cents of Dr. J’s cremation (for which Carrie is retroactively billed).—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprivation. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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