as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour
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Recent Examples of paucity
While Ishiba floated the idea of creating an Asian NATO just before becoming prime minister, this looks remote given the paucity of potential partners in the region and the U.S. 's own broader questioning of its overseas security commitments under the second Trump administration.
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Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025
Hollywood cinema has ever been a medium of self-reflexivity, mining its own art and business for story material, so the latest depiction of above-the-line talent — oddly, there is a paucity of films about gaffers, best boys, or foley artists — is part of a venerable tradition.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
As the team’s First Nations players, fans, and also-rans shape their lives beyond the ice, generational trauma, addiction, and a paucity of choices loom large.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
China’s coal-heavy energy mix and paucity of domestic natural gas production undercuts its low-carbon credentials and ability to bring blue hydrogen to scale.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025
Hollywood cinema has ever been a medium of self-reflexivity, mining its own art and business for story material, so the latest depiction of above-the-line talent — oddly, there is a paucity of films about gaffers, best boys, or foley artists — is part of a venerable tradition.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
As the team’s First Nations players, fans, and also-rans shape their lives beyond the ice, generational trauma, addiction, and a paucity of choices loom large.
—Monitor Contributors, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
China’s coal-heavy energy mix and paucity of domestic natural gas production undercuts its low-carbon credentials and ability to bring blue hydrogen to scale.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paucity
Noun
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Meanwhile, Californians feel the effects of the shortage of at least 3 million homes in their pocketbooks.—
Laura Friedman,
Oc Register,
7 July 2025
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Raising a dam also raises the risk of downstream water shortages, ecological disruption, and international tension.—
Joe Salas
July 06,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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Red Oak parent Maria Barraza previously warned that the consolidation would destroy the community built around Red Oak, and raised concerns about a lack of engagement from the district with the school’s Spanish-speaking families.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Some listeners began to have doubts about The Velvet Sundown's existence over the past week, with multiple Reddit and X threads pointing out the lack of verifiable information on the band.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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“Paucity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paucity. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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