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
That's likely because sleep deprivation triggers inflammation that impacts collagen production and skin barrier function.18 Adequate sleep allows your skin to restore and renew itself, maintaining skin elasticity and repairing damage.1920
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025
Chronic stress has major long-term consequences for the developing brain, and sleep deprivation has been linked to mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Beyond the undeniable ethical issues, some scientists have called into question whether experiments on monkeys driven insane by extreme confinement and social deprivation can even produce knowledge transferable to humans.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 18 June 2025
According to one 2019 study from the journal Sleep, new parents can face up to six years of sleep deprivation.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 July 2025
Chronic stress has major long-term consequences for the developing brain, and sleep deprivation has been linked to mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Beyond the undeniable ethical issues, some scientists have called into question whether experiments on monkeys driven insane by extreme confinement and social deprivation can even produce knowledge transferable to humans.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 18 June 2025
According to one 2019 study from the journal Sleep, new parents can face up to six years of sleep deprivation.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprivation
Noun
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And the Covid episode itself--when inflation hit 9% before the Fed finally began hiking dramatically--remains a major point of concern about the institution’s lack of intellectual diversity.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
24 July 2025
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The person denied being responsible for the noose, police said, noting that due to a lack of eyewitnesses and legal probable cause, no charges are expected against the person, who will not be allowed to return for any type of stadium construction.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Analysts predict further job losses in the auto industry if the tariff policy continues.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Now, with the Airbnb officially canceled, Friend A insisted she should be held fully responsible for the loss.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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The policy, while inevitably controversial, was meant to correct for the nearly fifty years of brutal privations that Black South Africans endured under apartheid.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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The denial cited documentation that the nickname was used to refer to New York decades before Batman was created.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
24 July 2025
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Judge Robin Rosenberg, in her denial of that petition, said that an unrelated ruling in 2020 by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a district court does not have the power to unseal grand jury records in instances not covered by the criminal procedure rule.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Deprivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprivation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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