1
as in lack
a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful
the absence of volunteers to be troop leaders is putting the scouting program in real jeopardy
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as in shortage
the fact or state of being absent
in the absence of ferry service to the island, the ecotourists had to charter a plane
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Recent Examples of absence
Instead, those urban cores are left to cope with the church’s growing absence.
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David Swanson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
This standardized method would run into the vacuum created by the absence of any statewide measure of academic proficiency, now that the MCAS no longer provides that measuring stick.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Jonas Urbig will step in again in his absence.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
The absence of immigrants was so severe that a workforce development organization that offers English classes to new arrivals saw a 43% plunge in enrollment.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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David Swanson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
This standardized method would run into the vacuum created by the absence of any statewide measure of academic proficiency, now that the MCAS no longer provides that measuring stick.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Jonas Urbig will step in again in his absence.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
The absence of immigrants was so severe that a workforce development organization that offers English classes to new arrivals saw a 43% plunge in enrollment.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for absence
Noun
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In response to this lack of demand, Canadian airlines cut flights, driving the number of seats on planes from Canada to Las Vegas to its lowest point in two decades.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other residents expressed frustration as Wu administration officials pooh-poohed not only Pepén’s snow-removal proposal, due to a lack of capacity, but ideas put forward by Councilors Brian Worrell and Ed Flynn, who chaired the hearing.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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It was then abandoned after the war as there was no financial need to continue it at the time.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the move wasn’t without its challenges, including limited access to capital as immigrants and the need to build a professional track record in a system where credit history and residency length matter.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Absence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absence. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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