the homeless

noun

: homeless people : people who have no place to live
a shelter for the homeless

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The building on New Britain’s Franklin Square was still used for funerals, baptisms, Ash Wednesday services and for meal service for the homeless. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025 That was made more difficult last fall when Florida banned the homeless from camping or sleeping on public property, a move that angered Portway. Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025 The church is a Baroque jewel in an area populated by migrants, the homeless, and the poor—the people Francis had long sought to uplift. Aryn Baker, Time, 26 Apr. 2025 In recent years, these command centers have been used, not without controversy, as overflow housing for refugees, asylum seekers and the homeless. Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the homeless

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“The homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20homeless. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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