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depriving

VERB

keep or take away something wanted, needed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt bereave dispossess divest rob strip

STRONG

bare denude despoil disinherit dismantle disrobe dock expropriate lose oust seize skim wrest

WEAK

hold back stiff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clothe cover

STRONG

build construct give keep

WEAK

appropriate bestow confer endow indulge offer present supply

Example Sentences

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A 2026 AGA analysis showed that unregulated gaming devices, offshore sportsbooks and illegal online casinos generate approximately $53.9 billion in revenue each year, depriving states of more than $15 billion in lost tax revenue.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Can you sue him civilly for depriving you of your civil rights?

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“Those operational achievements that we had during the campaign actually did not accumulate into a strategic gain of toppling the regime or of depriving it of strategic capabilities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Doing so could, in theory, cut off the nation's oil shipments, depriving the nation of much-needed revenue and forcing it to make greater concessions to the Americans in exchange for an end to hostilities.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

They thus appear as agents potentially capable of blocking the whole process of energy production and depriving the cells of utilizable oxygen.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson