as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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Recent Examples of indigent
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2025
He was declared indigent and given a public defender.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
She was ousted as executive director of the group — which represents indigent defendants — in January.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The Probation Department is examining ways to waive costs for indigent offenders.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Noun
During the hearing, Hardin, 56, was found indigent, and a public defender was assigned to his case, court records show.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2025
He was declared indigent and given a public defender.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
She was ousted as executive director of the group — which represents indigent defendants — in January.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
The Probation Department is examining ways to waive costs for indigent offenders.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigent
Adjective
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Many are located in impoverished barrios dominated by criminals — who are now demanding a cut of their tuition fees.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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The ignorant need cultural immersion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, which tells the story of those who fled the Cuban island that went from a free, prosperous republic to an oppressive, impoverished dictatorship within a single generation.—
Luka Ladan,
New York Daily News,
5 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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This last group is those with still poor (<50) RS Ratings, but strong (>80) 3-month RS Ratings. a.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for June 29th - July 5th, 2025 A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Medicaid requirements yield a long-term care industry of haves and have-nots, according to Wettstein and others.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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So that would be my biggest concern, is whether or not that financial gap between those that can afford it and those that can’t creates way too many haves and way too many have-nots.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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