deprive (of)

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Verb
  • Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
    City News Service, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • If Yahweh, who delivered Israel from bondage and parted the Red Sea, intervenes too soon, some of us will be denied that choice (parable of the wheat and the tares).
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Shitty roads, shitty hotel rooms, shitty food, shitty promoters who begrudged them shitty dressing rooms and shittier sound systems.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • While ReedPop is pressing on with BookCon despite that response from some, Rogers says the convention organizer does not begrudge those who have made this choice.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Knowing exactly when to offer an apology and when to withhold one.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The judge also said prosecutors withheld some evidence that could have helped the defense.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Among them were several members of the Seidler family, most of whom are retaining at least a portion of their ownership stakes.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Equally concerning is that requiring twice as many workers per case without a plan to recruit or retain them risks widespread gaps in care.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Deprive (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive%20%28of%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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