deprive (of)

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Verb
  • Officials said that after Cooper’s arrest, the first victim, a runaway, was crying hysterically and denied any involvement in prostitution.
    Samantha Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • Agresta denied news reports about the sloths dying from the cold, instead pinning the cause on viral infections, Inside Climate News said.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 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
  • Westin also produced an RBI single, while Augustana recruit JT Iles came through with a two-run double for the Thunderbolts (9-11), who with the win retained the Zabrocki Cup — the traveling trophy for the rivalry.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • The country also retains significant tanker capacity — equivalent to roughly 37 very large crude carriers — both inside and outside the blockade.
    Anthony Di Paola, Fortune, 2 May 2026
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“Deprive (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprive%20%28of%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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